Naujavigjuaq • Glaucous Gull

Glaucous Gulls are the second largest gull species in the world and are widely distributed throughout the Arctic. Compared to many other gull species, they are not well-studied or known, due to their northern range. They are predators and scavengers and will also steal food from other birds. They nest in a wide variety of habitats - rocky cliffs, open tundra, and small islands - and may be solitary or in colonies.  

Main Photo Credit: Glacous Gull sits on the ice by Alastair Rae, (n.d.). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucous_gull#/media/File:Glacous_Gull_on_ice.jpg. Licenced with CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0.
Second Photo Credit: Glaucus Gulls and chick by AWeith, 2015. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glaucous_gull_(Larus_hyperboreus)_with_offspring,_Liefdefjord,_Svalbard.jpg. Licenced with CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0.