Larus hyperboreus / Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)

MerlinBirdID says glaucous gull and American black duck females. 2023-10-12 13.39.32 New England
Systematik: Gattung Larus; Unterfamilie Möwen (Larinae); Familie Reiher (Laridae)
Dieser Vogel erscheint jenseits grossen Meere in Kontinenten : Europa, Nordamerika.
Allgemein: The glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) is a large gull, the second-largest gull in the world. It breeds in Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and winters south to shores of the Holarctic. The genus name is from Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific name hyperboreus is Latin for "northern" from the Ancient Greek Huperboreoi people from the far north ^[2] "Glaucous" is from Latin glaucus and denotes the grey colour of the gull.^[3] [more]
Vokalisierung: Like Herring Gull. [Link]
Körperlich: Länge=62-68 cm, Flügelspanne=150-165 cm, Gewicht=964-2215 g

Zuerst dokumentierte Beobachtung : 2023-10-12 in New England.