{"id":24350,"date":"2012-10-29T20:39:15","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T19:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/seabirds\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:12:52","slug":"glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/seabirds\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/","title":{"rendered":"Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus is a large gull which breeds in the Arctic regions of the northern hemisphere and the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans as far south as the British Isles and northernmost states of the USA, also on the Great Lakes. A few birds sometimes reach the southern USA and northern Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Glaucous Gull\u00a0<i>Larus\u00a0hyperboreus<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-121-24350\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-728\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-8.jpg\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/thumbs\/thumbs_glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-727\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-7.jpg\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/thumbs\/thumbs_glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-726\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-6.jpg\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/thumbs\/thumbs_glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-725\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-5.jpg\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/thumbs\/thumbs_glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-724\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-4.jpg\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/thumbs\/thumbs_glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-723\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-3.jpg\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/thumbs\/thumbs_glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-722\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-2.jpg\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/thumbs\/thumbs_glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-721\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-1.jpg\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus\/thumbs\/thumbs_glaucous-gull-larus-hyperboreus-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus is a large gull which breeds in the Arctic regions of the northern hemisphere and the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans as far south as the British Isles and northernmost states of the USA, also on the Great [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1178,"featured_media":829108,"parent":17618,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[1603,1604,451],"class_list":["post-24350","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-glaucous-gull","tag-larus-hyperboreus","tag-seabirds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24350\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/829108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}