Yellow-legged Gull- Geelpootmeeuw (L. michahellis): 1cy August

(last update: 08 december 2003)

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Photo 11: Yellow-legged Gull 1cy August 24 2000, Etaples, France.  

Two flying first-winter YLG's michahellis which show the typical tail pattern: very white basal half with a small wedge-shaped, sharp-demarcated blackish tail-band. The inner primaries show paler inner webs, creating a 'window' and resulting in a much paler inner wing than found in Lesser Black-backed Gulls (LBBG, graellsii), but still obvious darker than in Herring Gull argentatus and Pontic Gull cachinnans. Many YLG show a pale collar between darker crown and upper-mantle and have a darker upper breast-band. Note the heavy appearance on broad and rounded wings (in contrast to many LBBG).