American Herring Gull (smithsonianus)

(last update: October 30, 2015)

Slaty-backed Gull (schistisagus) sub-adult, March 07 2012, Choshi, Japan. Picture: Peter Adriaens.

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Another "paler backed" Slaty-backed Gull, and again a subadult bird. Upperparts appear quite pale, but note that they still match those of Black-tailed Gull in front. Dark mask around eye, and 'inflated' body
with short primary projection look normal for Slaty-backed Gull.

With spread wings. The black outerwebs to P9-P10 reach up to the primary coverts, and therefore do not suggest any influence of Glaucous-winged Gull. The rather greyish innerweb of P10 is unlike typical Vega Gull.