glaucoides - kumlieni

(last update: January 26, 2012)

Coordinators:
Dave Brown (Canada)
Bruce Mactavish (Canada)
Chris Gibbins (Scotland)
Peter Adriaens (Belgium)
Mars Muusse (Netherlands)

Kumlien's Gull (kumlieni) 3cy, February 2011, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Picture: Chris Gibbins.

Age 2nd winter: showing patterned 2nd generation coverts, patterned uppertail coverts, rounded 2nd generation primaries.

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Dark greyish bird, with already several adult-like feathers in scapular region. Pattern as on typical Kumlien's: P6-P10 obviously darker on the outer-webs than inner primaries. Note faint mirror on P10.