Larus cachinnans

(last update: February 16, 2013)

Coordinator:
Greg Neubauer
Marcin Przymencki
Albert de Jong
Mars Muusse

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cachinnans plumages

Larus cachinnans adult, February 26 2011, Ashdod, Israel. Picture: Amir Ben Dov.

Grey primary coverts indicate full adult. Probably eastern bird, with much black in wing (8 primaries with black). Or maybe from the Ivanovo Oblast region, where mixed colonies nest in marshes.