The Glaucous-winged Gull [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Glaucous-winged Gull Looks Like

The Glaucous-winged Gull has overall_color color of white and pale grey and yellow.

The Glaucous-winged Gull has above_color color of white and pale grey and yellow.

The Glaucous-winged Gull has head color of white.

The Glaucous-winged Gull has face color of white.

The Glaucous-winged Gull has below_color color of white.

The Glaucous-winged Gull has undertail color of white.

The Glaucous-winged Gull has back color of pale grey.

The Glaucous-winged Gull has bill color of yellow.

The Glaucous-winged Gull has wing color of pale grey.

The Glaucous-winged Gull has belly color of white.

The Glaucous-winged Gull has tail color of white.

The Glaucous-winged Gull has chest color of white.

The Glaucous-winged Gull has leg color of pinkish.

The Glaucous-winged Gull has neck color of white.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Glaucous-winged Gull

The length of the Glaucous-winged Gull is from 19.7 inches to 23.2 inches (50.0 cm to 58.9 cm).

The weight of the Glaucous-winged Gull is from 31.8 ounces to 42.3 ounces (901.5 grams to 1199.2 grams).

The wingspan of the Glaucous-winged Gull is from 47.2 inches to 56.3 inches (119.9 cm to 143.0 cm).

Pictures of the Glaucous-winged Gull

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Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull by Just chaos, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous-winged Gulls by blachswan, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull by dellfalconer, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous-Winged Gull by ethan.gosnell2, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Glaucous-winged Gull
adult Glaucous-winged Gull, 370 – GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (12-21-07) 3rd winter – near adult, slo co, ca by sloalan, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Glaucous-winged Gull, GULL, GLAUCOUS-WINGED (3-22-10) adult, morro bay, ca -01 by sloalan, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Glaucous-winged Gull, 370 – GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (3-22-10) adult, morro bay, slo co, ca (2) by sloalan, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Glaucous-winged Gull
adult Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Glaucous-winged Gull
adult Glaucous-winged Gull, 370 – GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (1-8-08) adult, slo co, ca by sloalan, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous-winged x Western Hybrid Gull by jzgray, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull 3/4th yr. 9/9/2013 by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens (glaucous-winged gull) by James St. John, from flickr, licensed under CC
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adult Glaucous-winged Gull, 370 – GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (3-22-10) adult, morro bay, slo co, ca (1) by sloalan, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Glaucous-winged Gull
juvenile Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous + Sea Star by Ingrid Valda Taylar, from flickr, licensed under CC
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juvenile Glaucous-winged Gull, Juvenile Glaucous-winged Gull by scazon, from flickr, licensed under CC
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juvenile Glaucous-winged Gull, 038 Juvenile Glaucous-winged Gull Seward Alaska – This is summer by (Bill and Mavis) – B&M Photography, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Glaucous-winged Gull

forages while moving or swimming, or they could dive into the water while flying.

may throw clams and crabs with tough shells at rocks to crack them open.

associates with predators and bears that they feed.

What the Glaucous-winged Gull Likes to Eat

The Glaucous-winged Gull feeds on the following:

  • fish
  • limpets
  • chitons
  • clams
  • mussels
  • sea urchins
  • barnacles
  • crabs
  • squid
  • smaller birds
  • eggs
  • small mammals
  • some plant material
  • eats carrion.

Where To Find the Glaucous-winged Gull

You can find the Glaucous-winged Gull in the following habitats:

  • bays
  • estuaries
  • beaches
  • rocky shorelines
  • low islands