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Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)

Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) - 1st Winter
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) - 1st Winter
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) - 1st Winter
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) - 1st Winter
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) - 1st Winter
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) - 1st Winter
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)

About Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Shorebirds and Allies
  • Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

The glaucous-winged gull is a large, white-headed gull. The genus name is from Latin Larus which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific glaucescens is Neo-Latin for "glaucous" from the Ancient Greek, glaukos, denoting the grey color of its wings.

Source: Wikipedia

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