Iceland Gull
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Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Thingvellir National Park
2 Verified records at Thingvellir National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides) is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland, but not in Iceland (as its name suggests), where it is only seen during winter. The genus name is from Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific name glaucoides denotes its resemblance to Larus glaucus, a synonym of Larus hyperboreus, the glaucous gull; -oides is Ancient Greek and means "resembling". Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Thingvellir National Park

Lesser Black-backed Gull
LC

Lesser Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Great Black-backed Gull
LC

Great Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus marinus

10–20% · With luck
European Herring Gull
LC

European Herring Gull

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Larus argentatus

10–20% · With luck
Common Gull
LC

Common Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus canus

Insufficient data
Glaucous Gull
LC

Glaucous Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus hyperboreus

Insufficient data
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

90–100% · Very likely
Arctic Tern
LC

Arctic Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna paradisaea

60–70% · Likely
Black-legged Kittiwake
VU

Black-legged Kittiwake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rissa tridactyla

Insufficient data
Little Gull
LC

Little Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Insufficient data
Common Snipe
LC

Common Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago gallinago

60–70% · Likely
Whimbrel
LC

Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius phaeopus

60–70% · Likely
European Golden Plover
LC

European Golden Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis apricaria

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Iceland Gull at Thingvellir National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
20–30%
2 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
3 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
4 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
5 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
6 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
8 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
9 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
13 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
14 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
15 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
16 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
17 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
18 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
20 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
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