Larus cachinnans

(last update: February 16, 2013)

Coordinator:
Greg Neubauer
Marcin Przymencki
Albert de Jong
Mars Muusse

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cachinnans plumages

Larus argentatus argentatus 7CY C266U April 12 2008, Tara dump - Tampere, Finalnd. Foto: Hannu Koskinen.

Ringed as pullus in 2002, S Finland. Bird with yellow legs. This represents a potential cachinnans-trap for the unwary. Baltic Herrings commonly have a complete black band across P5, a long white tip to P10, yellowy legs and a reddish orbital ring; its bill is rather slender-based and its upperparts are a good match for cachinnans. However, the head retains the typical bulk of Herring Gull, its iris is unmarked yellow, and the bill has a rather sharply curved culmen and a marked gonydeal angle.