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| This individual is a new face in Choshi, and is probably the smallest Thayer's Gull I have seen. The primaries show quite large white parts, and look very close to that of Kumlien's Iceland Gull. |
Adult
winter Thayer's Gull
Feb.
20th 2002 Choshi Chiba Japan
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| This individual is a new face in Choshi, and is probably the smallest Thayer's Gull I have seen. The primaries show quite large white parts, and look very close to that of Kumlien's Iceland Gull. |
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| Note the large white and small (grayish) black on the primary. Its quite heavy head streaking is probably more typical for Thayer's Gull rather than Kumlien's Iceland Gull. |
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| IIts gray of upperparts was quite pale in the field. In flight, it looked as if it were an Iceland Gull from a distance. |
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