Slaty-backed Gull (schistisagus) / オオセグロカモメ / 큰재갈매기

(last update: December 2015)

Coordinators:
Kim Seog-min (South Korea)
Hideo Shimura (Japan)
Peter Adriaens (Belgium)
Mars Muusse (Netherlands)

Slaty-backed Gull (schistisagus) adult, January 25 2011, Choshi, Japan. Picture: Terry Townshend.

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Note broad white trailing edge on secondaries. Mirror on P10 merged with tip and medium mirror on P9. Note string of pearls (white tongue tips) on outer primaries. Heavily marked head.