Thayer's Gull (thayeri)

(last update: January 22, 2013)

Coordinators:
Amar Ayyash (USA)
Mars Muusse (Netherlands)

Thayer's Gull (?) adult, December 14 2013, Whiting, IN. Picture: Amar Ayyash.

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With thayeri pattern on P9 and full sub-terminal black on P5. Yellowish iris with much speckling (75-99%). Difficult to separate from kumlieni as the pigmenttaion on the primaries is not black but rather dark grey. However, 5 broad sub-terminal bands on the outer primaries is not common in kumlieni.