Larus armenicus 1cy, 01 October 2009, Maagan Michael, Israel. Picture: Amir Ben Dov.
Bird with replaced (2nd gen) wing-coverts. This typically involves upper tertials, inner greater coverts, and many of the median and lower lesser coverts. Central and outer greater coverts, lower tertials and outer primaries juvenile. All scapulars 2nd gen, the last replaced feathers (lls = lowest row of the lower scapulars) still with broad white fringes and buffish tones in the centre.

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