glaucoides - kumlieni

(last update: January 26, 2012)

Kumlien's Gull (kumlieni) 3cy, February 2011, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Picture: Chris Gibbins.

Age 2nd winter: showing dark bill with pale base, patterned 2nd generation coverts, patterned undertail coverts, rounded 2nd generation primaries and dark iris.

Primary category: --

Pale bird, but pattern as on typical Kumlien's: P7-P10 obviously darker on the outer-webs than inner primaries. Note long pale tongues on inner-web of P10.