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)

Table 4: number of birds with white tips on P7-P9.

From: Is it possible to age subadult Mew Gulls Larus canus?
by: Kenneth Bengtsson & Lennarth Blomquist, publication in: Anser 2-42(2003): p 73-92.

Age: N: P7 P8 P9
2 91 15 3 1
3 18 18 16 8
4 13 13 12 7
5 11 11 11 6
6 10 10 10 9

7

6 6 6 6
8-12 15 15 15 10
3-12 73 100% 96% 63%
adult reference group 100 100% 100% 74%