Yellow-legged Gull - Larus michahellis

(last update: October 08 2013)

Coordinators:
Delfín González
Gabriel Martín
Antonio Gutierrez
Amir Ben Dov
Mars Muusse

Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 4CY, March 21 2007, Portalban, Switzerland. Picture: Stephane Aubry.

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Aged by combination of features: 3rd gen old primaries with mirror on P10 and adult-looking central primaries (like P5), adult-like bill but with often with more black; this combined with immature patterns on coverts (especially greater primary coverts) and often lower tertials or tail.