(2 images) Larus fuscus fuscus C0PA, July 11-17 2003, Tampere, Finland (61.33N 24.59E). C0PA was ringed in Luopio, Finland
(61,32N 24,62E);
ringed as pullus on July 04 2000 by Risto Juvaste. Hand when ringed: 200 mm.
Ringed as pullus at Luopio, Finland on July 04 2000, C0PA is now in 4cy. A representative for sub-adult fuscus by mid-July, but very adult-like in all respects. Fuscus features: the small size, the slender bill, the red gonydeal spot which normally doesn't exceed on the upper mandible, the dark upper-parts which turn brown hued when older and worn, the lack of moult in the scapulars, wing-coverts and the primaries and the small white tips on the outer primaries, which wear away quickly. C0PA has arrested moult in the primaries: P1-P4 are fresh, P5-P10 are obvious older. |