The big ... and bigger
Eurasian Curlew - Near Threatened
is
a fairly big bird ...
( ... arguably the
largest Wader in its
range ... )
But ...
... the Gull
looks massive ...
in juxtaposition ...
While the Taxonomy
of the Curlew is
simple ... that
of the Gull
is wading through the
shifting shoreline of
nomenclature ...
It is Caspian Gull
( Larus cachinnans )
... ssp. Steppe Gull
( Larus cachinnans barabensis )
Or ...
Lesser Black-backed Gull
( Larus fuscus )
... ssp. Steppe Gull
( Larus fuscus barabensis )
Or ...
Simply ...
Steppe Gull / Baraba Gull
( Larus barabensis ) ... as
a full species ...
Watch the biggie in
a small video-clip ...
http://birdforum.tv/members/action/viewvideo/7580/Steppe_Gull/
A blurred image of
a preening
Lesser Sand Plover is
also seen in the
foreground ...
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Jamnagar
Coastal Gujarat
India
20.01.2016
