Revision as of 16:35, 30 December 2008 (edit)
Cnybirder (Talk | contribs)
← Previous diff |
Current revision (22:59, 20 February 2011) (edit) (undo)
Deliatodd-18346 (Talk | contribs)
|
| (3 intermediate revisions not shown.) |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| | + | [[Image:Slaty-backed_Gull.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|rb_stern|rb stern}}<br />Glace Bay, [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]], January 2004]] |
| | ;[[:Category:Larus|Larus]] schistisagus | | ;[[:Category:Larus|Larus]] schistisagus |
| - | Also known as the Kamchatka Gull | + | '''Alternative Names: Kamchatka Gull, Pacific Gull.''' |
| - | | + | |
| - | [[Image:Slaty-backed_Gull.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rb stern<br />Photo taken: Thand.]] | + | |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | L. 27 inches (68.5 cm) | | L. 27 inches (68.5 cm) |
| - | Slate-gray back, upper wings, dark outer primaries separated from mantle by row of white spots, underside of primaries is grey, broad white trailing edge to wings, white head, belly and tail.. Bright pink legs, feet. Yellow eyes with red orbital ring. Yellow bill has red spot near tip. | + | ====Breeding Adult==== |
| - | | + | *White head, belly, and tail |
| - | Immature: Brown. Immature is similar to [[Great Black-backed Gull]], but paler. | + | *Dark, slaty-gray back and wings |
| - | | + | **Broad white trailing edge |
| - | | + | [[Image:IMG 4100.jpg|thumb|350px|right|1st Calendar Year<br />Photo by {{user|Ayuwat+J|Ayuwat J}}<br />Beppu, Oita, Japan]] |
| - | Similar Species: | + | *Underside of wings features a "string of pearls" along the edges |
| | + | **Can be seen from below when the bird is in flight |
| | + | *Yellow eyes |
| | + | *Pink legs (appear shorter than similar gulls) |
| | + | *Body appears stouter than similar gulls |
| | + | *Yellow bill with orange-red subterminal band |
| | + | ====Immature==== |
| | + | Brown |
| | + | ===Similar Species=== |
| | The wings and back are slightly darker than those of the [[Western Gull]].<br/> | | The wings and back are slightly darker than those of the [[Western Gull]].<br/> |
| - | | + | Immature is similar to [[Great Black-backed Gull]], but paler. |
| - | It is similar in appearance to the Western Gull and the [[Glaucous-winged Gull]]. Another alternate name is Pacific Gull, though this also applies to a southern hemisphere species, ''Larus pacificus''. | + | |
| - | | + | |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| | It is a common coastal breeding species in northeastern [[Asia]], wintering southward to [[Japan]], [[Korea]] and [[China]]. Frequently wanders to the western [[Alaska]] shorelines. Now annual in northeastern North America with records in many states. | | It is a common coastal breeding species in northeastern [[Asia]], wintering southward to [[Japan]], [[Korea]] and [[China]]. Frequently wanders to the western [[Alaska]] shorelines. Now annual in northeastern North America with records in many states. |
| - | | + | [[Image:Slaty-backed Gull1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|DaninJapan|DaninJapan}}<br />Akuna, Kagoshima, [[Japan]], January 2009]] |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Coastal areas. | | Coastal areas. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| - | Diet: Forager and a scavenger | + | ====Diet==== |
| | + | Forager and a scavenger. |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avianweb |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Larus+schistisagus}} | | {{GSearch|Larus+schistisagus}} |
| | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=944&Bird_Image_ID=1578&Bird_Family_ID=104 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=944&Bird_Image_ID=1578&Bird_Family_ID=104 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] |
| - | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Larus]][[category:incomplete]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Larus]] |
L. 27 inches (68.5 cm)
Welcome to BirdForum.
