Heuglin's Gull (L. heuglini / antelius)

(last update: 5-3-2011)

Coordinators:
Amir Ben Dov (Israel)
Chris Gibbins (Scotland)
Hannu Koskinen (Finland)
Mars Muusse (the Netherlands)

heuglini 3cy, June 15 2008, Tampere, Tarastenjarvi (Tara) dump, SW Finland. Image: Hannu Koskinen.

3cy heuglini, much resembling birds from the graellsii-intermedius group regarding moult stage. P1 fully grown, P2 growing, P3 missing, P4-P10 old 2nd gen. Tail and secondaries second gen. Upper tertials, inner gc, inner and central mc and central llc replaced in the partial autumn moult. These feathers are now adult-like grey. On jizz, different from western taxa, with sloped forehead and long parallel bill (somewhat resembling cachinnans).