BirdWeather - a living library of bird vocalizations
  • Shop
  • News
  • About
    • About BirdWeather
    • Station Types
    • Species List
    • PUC Quick Start Guide
  • Explore
    • BirdWeather News
    • Big BirdWeather Day
    • Top Stations
    • Top Species
    • Data Explorer
Account
  • Log in
  • Create Account
  • Log in
  • Create Account
Photo of Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)

Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

The glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens) 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 New Latin for "glaucous" from the Ancient Greek, glaukos, denoting the grey color of its wings.

Read more on Wikipedia

Photo credit: Drfred55

BirdWeather

BirdWeather is powered by BirdNET