American Herring Gull (smithsonianus)

(last update: October 30, 2015)

Coordinators:
Amar Ayyash (US)
Bruce Mactavish (Canada)
Dave Brown (Canada)
Mars Muusse (Netherlands)

Slaty-backed Gull (schistisagus) adult, February 19 2014, Akkeshi, Hokkaidoi, Japan.

See abcdefgewings's Flickr photostream for more pictures from Japan.

Upperpart grey tone as in Lesser Black-backed Gull; this bird with pale iris and no streaking on the head.