Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus 1767 (glaucous gull)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Laridae

Belongs to Larus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Larus (Larus), Larus argentatus, Larus atricilla, Larus brachyrhynchus, Larus cachinnans, Larus californicus, Larus canus, Larus chalcopterus, Larus delawarensis, Larus dolnicensis, Larus dominicanus, Larus elmorei, Larus fuscus, Larus glaucescens, Larus glaucus, Larus heermanni, Larus hutchinsii, Larus lacus, Larus leucopterus, Larus marinus, Larus occidentalis, Larus oregonus, Larus perpetuus, Larus pristinus, Larus raemdonckii, Larus robustus, Larus smithsonianus, Larus utunui

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (7: Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections), Greenland (6), United States (4: Alaska, Virginia)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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