odd gull. Glaucoides, pale herring or Viking....?

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totoguti
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odd gull. Glaucoides, pale herring or Viking....?

Post by totoguti » Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:56 am

Dear friends:
On 29.9.2013 Martí Franch saw this odd gull. This bird was identifyed as viking.
I´m not sure with the id. I.M.O this is not a viking, but.....
I think this is a pale end herring or a dark glaucoides, but I have no enough experience with this extreme birds.
Any opinion would be interesting.
Thanks in advance
Alll the best
Antonio
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And one flying shot here:
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adriaens
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Re: odd gull. Glaucoides, pale herring or Viking....?

Post by adriaens » Sat Oct 19, 2013 3:48 pm

Hi Antonio,
in a glaucoides, even a big male, I would expect (much) less of a gonydeal angle.
I would agree with this bird being most likely a "Viking Gull".

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