Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) with offspring, Liefdefjord, Svalbard
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Description: English: Glaucus gulls (Larus hyperboreus) are the biggest gull species on Svalbard; they usually take over the functions of raptors in this region. Some thousand bird couples are breeding on the archipelago in summer. Deutsch: Eismöwen (Larus hyperboreus) repräsentieren die größte Möwenart auf Spitzbergen; sie übernehmen generell die Funktion der Greifvögel in dieser Region. Mehrere tausend Brutpaare ziehen im Sommer hier ihren Nachwuchs auf. Date: 27 July 2015, 11:30:38. Source: Own work. Author: AWeith. Camera location78° 57′ 38.75″ N, 12° 01′ 42.12″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 78.960764; 12.028367.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Chordata (Chordates)
- Vertebrata (vertebrates)
- Gnathostomata (jawed fish)
- Osteichthyes
- Sarcopterygii (Lobe-finned fishes)
- Tetrapoda (terrestrial vertebrates)
- Amniota
- Reptilia (Reptiles)
- Diapsida (diapsid)
- Archosauromorpha (archosauromorph)
- Archosauria
- Dinosauria (dinosaurs and birds)
- Saurischia
- Theropoda (theropods)
- Tetanurae (tetanuran theropod)
- Coelurosauria (coelurosaur)
- Maniraptoriformes
- Maniraptora (maniraptoran)
- Aves (birds)
- Ornithurae
- Neornithes
- Neognathae
- Neoaves
- Charadriiformes (shorebirds and relatives)
- Laridae (gulls, terns, and skimmers)
- Larus
- Larus hyperboreus (Glaucous Gull)
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