Larus armenicus adult, 18 August 2010, Maagan Michael, Israel. Picture: Amir Ben Dov.
Adult in active complete moult. Large moult gap. P2 fully grown, P3 halfway, P4 tip just visible (and it shows P4 will have sub-terminal black), P5-P6 missing, P7-P10 still old (score P2/P7). Note extensive red on the bill. Mirror on P10. In the far wing, the underside of P10 shows almost no pale innerweb (so, like in michahellis and no white tongue as is obvious in e.g. cachinnans).
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