Kumlien's Iceland Gull in flight at Breezy Point Beach in Queens on Saturday 12/20/2025. What a beauty! 💙💙 #kumliensgull #icelandgull #birds #birdwatching #wildlife

Kumlien's gull is a subspecies of the Iceland gull. It is a large gull which breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada. This beautiful adult was seen on Breezy Point Beach in Queens on Saturday 12/20/2025. #kumliensgull #icelandgull #birds #birdwatching #wildlife

Post by @ethanm8n | 1 image Primary Patterns in The Iceland Gull Complex Not by any means exhaustive, but should help with distinguishing between typical Iceland, Kumlien's and Thayer's Gulls.

For anyone interested in learning about the primary patterns that can be found in the Iceland Gull Complex, (*crickets*) I have made a little chart: www.tumblr.com/ethanm8n/778...
#seagulls #gulls #birds #birding #icelandgull #thayersgull #kumliensgull #larusglaucoides #laruskumlieni #larusthayeri 🪶