Steppe Gull - barabensis

(last update: 8-9-2014 )

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barabensis 1CY July
barabensis 1CY Aug
barabensis 1CY Oct
barabensis 1CY Nov

barabensis 2CY Jan
barabensis 2CY Febr
barabensis 2CY March
barabensis 2CY July
barabensis 2CY Nov

barabensis 3CY June
barabensis 3CY Nov

barabensis sub-ad Jan
barabensis sub-ad June
barabensis sub-ad Nov

barabensis ad Jan
barabensis ad March
barabensis ad May
barabensis ad June
barabensis ad July
barabensis ad Nov
barabensis ad Dec

heuglini-type 2CY, February 27 2001, Manama harbour, Bahrain.

Barabensis 1st winter or heuglini.

Some points indicate heuglini, like the warm brown coverts, which have only little wear in the fringes, much streaking on head, neck, breast-sides and flanks and the blackish primaries. Barabensis would in most cases show more bleaching and wear. The scapulars have been moulted only recently; they still have the narrow fringe and many centres have a brown-grey hue. No coverts were replaced in the post-juvenile moult..