Heuglin's Gull (L. heuglini / antelius)
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Heuglini adult, February 06 2008, Morjim Beach, Goa, India. Picture: Tom Tams.
See also Tom's website. P8 fully grown. Late moult in combination with slate grey upperparts typical for heuglini.
From the heuglini breeding sites on the Russian tundra, it is about 6.000 km south to reach Goa beach.
Below: estimated breeding distribution of Asian taxa (source: Liebers-Helbig et all, 2010).
