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Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Gaviota Dorsinegra Menor
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Immature (2nd winter) -
Photo: G. Beaton
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Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Gaviota Dorsinegra Menor
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Immature (2nd winter) -
Photo: G. Beaton
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different plumages until reaching sexual maturity at four years of age.
Adults have a slate gray back and yellow legs (see photo below). First
year immature birds are similar to the immatures of the Herring
Gull, but are smaller, and the bill is proportionately more slender.
Length: 51-61 cm.; weight: 550-1,200 g. Audio
(M. Oberle). Rare in Puerto Rico (e.g. Mayagⁿez, 25 Jan., 31 Jan.,
1 Feb., 6 Feb., and 17 March 2000, and Arecibo Harbor 22 December 2001
and 2 January 2002).
TAXONOMY: CHARADRIIFORMES; LARIDAE; Larinae |
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Adult - Photo:
G. Beaton
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Adult - Photo:
G. Beaton
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References Crochet, P. A., J. D. Lebreton, and F. Bonhomme. 2002. Systematics of large white-headed gulls: patterns of mitochondrial DNA variation in western European taxa. Auk 119(3):603-620.
del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1996. Handbook of Birds of the World, Vol. 3. Hoatzin to Auks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Grant, P.J. 1997. Gulls: a guide to identification, 2nd Ed. Academic Press, NY. Harrison, P. 1983. Seabirds: an identification guide. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. Harrison, P. 1987. A field guide to seabirds of the world. Stephen Greene Press, Lexington, MA. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. http://www.martinreid.com/gullinx.htm http://www.surfbirds.com/ID%20Articles/lbbg2.html Lesser Black-backed Gull, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |