Slaty-backed Gull (schistisagus) / オオセグロカモメ / 큰재갈매기

(last update: December 2015)

Coordinators:
Kim Seog-min (South Korea)
Hideo Shimura (Japan)
Peter Adriaens (Belgium)
Mars Muusse (Netherlands)

Slaty-backed Gull (schistisagus) 1st cycle (1CY), December 26 2013, Cape Nosappu, Hokkaido, Japan. Picture: Ian Davies.

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Bird in juvenile plumage with only few scapulars replaced. Note simple pattern on tertials and much dark in tail. Short, stout legs, still overall more ranky bird than average.