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Herring x Glaucous Gull hybrid (Nelson's Gull) (smithsonianus/argenteus x hyperboreus)
DESCRIPTION:
The was table created by Steve Hampton and is intended to futher our knowledge of gull identification.
Please email me at
shampton@ospr.dfg.ca.gov if you have any suggestions for updating or improving this table. Thanks.
IMAGES:
1) 1 apparent first winter (2 photos)
2) 1 possible first winter (3 photos)
3) 2 possible first winter
(3 photos from Europe)
4) 1 second winter
(2 photos)
HERRING X GLAUCOUS (Nelson's Gull) (...) smithsonianus/argenteus x hyperboreus
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HEAD SHAPE: ...
WING EXTENSTION: ...
POSTURE/HABITS: ...
FIRST WINTER
SECOND WINTER
THIRD WINTER
ADULT WINTER
BILL COLOR:
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LEG COLOR:
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IRIS/ORB RING:
dark
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HEAD:
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UNDERPARTS:
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PRIMARIES
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PRIMARIES
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SECONDARIES
(in flight):
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TERTIALS:
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GREATER
COVERTS:
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adult gray
LESSER & MED COVERTS:
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adult gray
SCAPULARS:
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BACK:
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RUMP:
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white
TAIL:
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white