(vegae)
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Vega Gull (vegae) |
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IMAGES:
DESCRIPTION:
1)
juvenile and adult birds (Angus Wilson's collection)
2)
2 juvenile birds
3)
1 adult winter
4)
probable adults photos from Japan
VEGA GULL(...) vegae
| BILL SHAPE: ... | ||||
| HEAD SHAPE: ... | ||||
| WING EXTENSION: ... | ||||
| POSTURE/HABITS: ... | ||||
| JUVENILE | SECOND WINTER | THIRD WINTER | ADULT WINTER | |
| BILL COLOR: | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| LEG COLOR: | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| IRIS/ORB RING: | dark | ... | ... | ... |
| HEAD: | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| UNDERPARTS: | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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PRIMARIES (folded): |
... | ... | ... | ... |
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PRIMARIES (in flight): |
... | ... | ... | med to large mirror on P10, separated from tip by thin black band; most have small mirror on P9; black markings to P5, 38% to P4; white crescent-shaped tongue-tips prominant to P8 or P9; dark area medium to pale gray from below. |
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SECONDARIES (in flight): |
... | ... | ... | ... |
| TERTIALS: | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| GREATER COVERTS: | ... | ... | ... | adult gray |
| LESSER & MED COVERTS: | ... | ... | ... | adult gray |
| SCAPULARS: | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| BACK: | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| RUMP: | ... | ... | ... | white |
| TAIL: | ... | ... | ... | white |
The was table created by Steve Hampton and is intended to futher our knowledge of gull identification.
Please email me at
[email protected] if you have any suggestions for updating or improving this table. Thanks.