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Western Gull (Immature)

Larus occidentalis

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

Immature Description
Juvenal plumage: Dark clove-brown head and body. Back and wings dark, with light edgings to feathers. Tail dark brown. Flight feathers on wing blackish above, glossy gray below. Bill black. Legs dark gray with pink overtones. Eyes dark brown.

Habitat:

Breeds on rocky islands.

Reference Links:

Western Gull, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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