Glaucous Gull

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'''Common Name:''' Glaucous Gull
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'''Common Name:''' Glaucous Gull<br>
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'''Scientific Name:''' Larus hyperboreus  
'''Scientific Name:''' Larus hyperboreus  
'''Habitat:''' North America and Eurasia; Arctic regions of the northern hemisphere and the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans as far south as the British Isles and northernmost states of the USA, also on the Great Lakes. A few birds sometimes reach the southern USA and northern Mexico.
'''Habitat:''' North America and Eurasia; Arctic regions of the northern hemisphere and the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans as far south as the British Isles and northernmost states of the USA, also on the Great Lakes. A few birds sometimes reach the southern USA and northern Mexico.
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'''Status:''' Not threatened.  
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'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 340,000 - 2,400,000 mature individuals.  
'''Diet:''' Small fish and animals.
'''Diet:''' Small fish and animals.
'''Cool Facts:''' They will scavenge as well as seeking suitable small prey. These birds forage while swimming or walking, also may pick up items off water or catch small birds while flying. They often follow fishing boats and are one of the most predatory gulls.
'''Cool Facts:''' They will scavenge as well as seeking suitable small prey. These birds forage while swimming or walking, also may pick up items off water or catch small birds while flying. They often follow fishing boats and are one of the most predatory gulls.
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'''Included in Sea Birds'''
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'''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-sea-birds-1.html Songbird ReMix Seabirds 1]'''

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