Steppe Gull - barabensis

(last update: 8-9-2014 )

Coordinator:
Mars Muusse (Netherlands)

barabensis 1CY July
barabensis 1CY Aug
barabensis 1CY Oct
barabensis 1CY Nov

barabensis 2CY Jan
barabensis 2CY Febr
barabensis 2CY March
barabensis 2CY July
barabensis 2CY Nov

barabensis 3CY June
barabensis 3CY Nov

barabensis sub-ad Jan
barabensis sub-ad June
barabensis sub-ad Nov

barabensis ad Jan
barabensis ad March
barabensis ad May
barabensis ad June
barabensis ad July
barabensis ad Nov
barabensis ad Dec

barabensis-type 2CY, February 27 2001, Ashkar harbour, Bahrain.

Barabensis class I 1st winter. Complete juvenile wing, tail and tertials, all abraded and bleached. Scapulars look pretty fresh, where cachinnans would probably show abrasion on 2^nd generation scapulars as well. Lower scapulars with black diamond-shaped centre and narrow sub-terminal band. Fluffy head, indicating moult in the head feathers.