Mew Gull Larus canus canus; heinei; kamtschatschensis; brachyrhynchus

(last update: March 12, 2012)
Coordinators:
Kjeld Tommy Pedersen (Denmark)
Chris Gibbins (Scotland)
Frank Majoor (Netherlands)
Mars Muusse (Netherlands)

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PDF's Larus canus

1cy June - August
1cy September - October
1cy November - December

2cy January - February
2cy March - April
2cy May - August
2cy September - October
2cy November - December

3cy January - February
3cy March - April
3cy May - August
3cy September - December

adult January - February
adult March - April
adult May - August
adult September - October
adult November - December

Mew Gull brachyrhynchus adult, January 03 2012, Sayer's Park - Seattle, WA. Picture: Amar Ayyash.

No onbious white tongue-tip on P8 in this adult. Note white tongue tips on P4-P7 (string of pearls) with sharp division between grey and white; black on P6 not running back upwards along outer edge as in canus; dense boa in the neck; large tips on secondaries and inner primaries.