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) 2nd cycle (2CY), December 25 2013, Shibetsu Harbor, Shibetsu, Hokkaido, Japan. Picture: Ian Davies.

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Upperpart grey tone shining through as the new feathers grow in. Pale iris, much dark in tail. Note overall very simple pattern on wing-coverts and tertials, lacking any notching (no post-stamp edges).