Larus fuscus fuscus adult, August 03 2002, Stockholm, Sweden.

A representative for the adult fuscus by early August. Most striking are the small size, the slender bill, the red gonydeal spot which normally doesn't exceed on the upper mandible, the dark upper-parts which turn brown hued when older and worn, the lack of moult in the scapulars, wing-coverts and the primaries and the small white tips on the outer primaries, which wear away quickly. In this bird the scapular coverts have worn away largely, almost to the base of the feathers, creating a more than average tertial-step.