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Black - Tailed Gull

Larus crassirostris

Photo by Flappy Bird
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Field Notes

Description:

Black tail feathers, with grey and white feathers covering a majority of the body, it has a yellow bill with a black and red spot at the tip, yellow legs, and webbed feet.

Habitat:

Near or around water.

Notes:

/This bird is a vagrant to northeastern North America./ /Called the "Sea-Cat" in Japan due to it's 'Cat like call.'/

Reference Links:

Black-tailed gull

Species ID Suggestions

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Reference Link
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
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Comments (1)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
The only confirmed record of a Black-tailed Gull in Chicago was on 7th August 2003. Black-tailed Gulls have a darker wing than yours and red spots on the tip of the upper mandible and on the lower mandible behind the ring. Yours does not have these features. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-tailed_gull#mediaviewer/File:Laridae_in_Beijing_Zoo.JPG You map location does not agree with the photograph.
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PublishedMay 20, 2014

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