Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)

(last update: March 12, 2015)

Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus vetula) 1st cycle, April 26 2015, Maputo, Mozambique. Picture: Gary Allport.

Extensive moult in this bird. Most of the wing-coverts replaced, still some feathers missing (active moult) in the outer greater covert row. Missing feathers expose the bases of the outermost secondaries underneath. Complete tail missing.