Mew Gull Larus canus canus; heinei; kamtschatschensis; brachyrhynchus

(last update: March 12, 2012)

Mew Gull kamtschatschensis 1st cycle (2CY), February 13 2013, Rausu - Hokkaido, Japan. Picture: Mike Buckland.

Large bird. Scaled pattern on much of underparts. Long bill, head much like in larger gulls than Mew Gull. Note broad brown band on tail feathers.