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Illustration of an Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) egg, 68 × 48 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Larus glaucoides

  • 68 × 48 mm
  • Clutch: 1–4 eggs
Breeds in Canada

Pale grayish brown, spotted and blotched with dark brown.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 54 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Gulls and Terns (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 113, 1921), p. 62.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Iceland Gull, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Iceland Gull, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Bird Eggs of Canada photo (University of Saskatchewan Department of Biology Natural History Collection).
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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