Heuglin's Gull (L. heuglini / antelius)

(last update: 5-3-2011)

heuglini 3cy, June 15 2008, Tampere, Tarastenjarvi (Tara) dump, SW Finland. Image: Hannu Koskinen.

3cy heuglini, much resembling birds from the graellsii-intermedius group regarding moult stage. All flight feathers 2nd gen, but witha distinct mirror on P10 (very rare in graellsii-intermedius). Several upper tertials, inner gc, inner and central mc and central llc replaced in the partial autumn moult. These feathers are now adult-like grey. On jizz, different from western taxa, with sloped forehead and long parallel bill (somewhat resembling cachinnans).