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Herring x Glaucous Gull hybrid (Nelson's Gull) (smithsonianus/argenteus x hyperboreus)
DESCRIPTION:
IMAGES AT THIS SITE:
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)
LINKS TO IMAGES:
1)
1 first winter (excellent photos in hand)
2)
1 first summer and 2 adults
3)
1 adult (great flight shots)
4)
1 adult
HERRING X GLAUCOUS (Nelson's Gull) (...) smithsonianus/argenteus x hyperboreus
| BILL SHAPE: ... | ||||
| HEAD SHAPE: ... | ||||
| WING EXTENSTION: ... | ||||
| POSTURE/HABITS: ... | ||||
| FIRST WINTER | SECOND WINTER | THIRD WINTER | ADULT WINTER | |
| BILL COLOR: | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| LEG COLOR: | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| IRIS/ORB RING: | dark | ... | ... | ... |
| HEAD: | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| UNDERPARTS: | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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PRIMARIES (folded): |
... | ... | ... | ... |
|
PRIMARIES (in flight): |
... | ... | ... | ... |
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SECONDARIES (in flight): |
... | ... | ... | ... |
| TERTIALS: | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| GREATER COVERTS: | ... | ... | ... | adult gray |
| LESSER & MED COVERTS: | ... | ... | ... | adult gray |
| SCAPULARS: | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| BACK: | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| RUMP: | ... | ... | ... | white |
| TAIL: | ... | ... | ... | white |
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.