Mew Gull Larus canus canus; heinei; kamtschatschensis; brachyrhynchus

(last update: March 12, 2012)

Mew Gull kamtschatschensis 3rd cycle-type, January 07 2006, Choshi, Japan. Picture: Akimichi Ariga.

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Heavily patterned on head and neck. Hint of black on bill. Bluish tone on bill. Probably some black on primary coverts. Pale iris.