Steppe Gull - barabensis

(last update: 8-9-2014 )
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Mars Muusse (Netherlands)

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Steppe Gull barabensis 1CY, August 17 2010, Khor Kalba, Dubai. Picture: Tommy Pedersen.

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Still completely juvenile plumage. Note worn fringes to feathers. Long bill resembling cachinnans, but note deep notching on greater coverts and michahellis-like tertial pattern.