Mew Gull Larus canus canus; heinei; kamtschatschensis; brachyrhynchus

(last update: March 12, 2012)

Mew Gull kamtschatschensis adult, February 16 2008, Choshi, Japan. Picture: Akimichi Ariga.

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Pale iris. Faint black on mustard-yellow bill. By February, still winter head streaking. Dense brown in neck recalls American Mew Gull taxon brachyrhynchus.