Herring Gull (argentatus & argenteus)
(last update: February 11, 2013)
Common Gull kamtschatschensis adult, July 22 1992, Kamchatka, Russia, Steve Hampton.
Top: female Common Gull. May 28 1988. Nord-Trondelag Fylke, Norway. Specimen 44916.
Center: male Mew Gull. April 11 1990. Admiralty Bay, Washington. Specimen 58500.
Bottom: male Kamchatka Gull. July 22 1992. Koryaki, Kamchatka, Russia. Specimen 44309.
Note upperpart grey tone and size, but remember females (top) may be substantially smaller than males in (Common) Gulls.
Image below:
Top: male Mew Gull. April 11 1990. Admiralty Bay, Washington. Specimen 58500.
Center
female Common Gull. May 28 1988. Nord-Trondelag Fylke, Norway. Specimen 44916.
Bottom: male Kamchatka Gull. July 22 1992. Koryaki, Kamchatka, Russia. Specimen 44309.
Note upperpart grey tone and size, but remember females (centre) may be substantially smaller than males in (Common) Gulls.
Key differences between these three taxa can be found in grey-black division on P8. Note pale tongue tips and size of white secondary tips.
