Mew Gull Larus canus canus; heinei; kamtschatschensis; brachyrhynchus

(last update: March 12, 2012)

Mew Gull canus SVS 7160278 2cy, 30 January 1999, Malmö, Sweden.

Figure 03: 7160278 (340/90,5) one-year old female (2CY), probable canus, with many retained juvenile feathers, including scapulars. Note also dark brown greater coverts and missing central median coverts. 30 January 1999.

Figure from:
Is it possible to age subadult Mew Gulls Larus canus?
by: Kenneth Bengtsson & Lennarth Blomquist, publication in: Anser 2-42(2003): p 73-92.