melanistic LBBG......

[totoguti]

Hi All:
Speaking about pigmentation....
My old friend "The Black Dragon" ( pressumed melanistic Larus fuscus) came back home 7 months later...
my first sighting was on 20 July 2011 as 1s; now is a handsome 2w.
http://gaviotasyanillas.blogspot.com/20 ... negro.html
All the best
Antonio

[Theo Muusse]

Surprisingly, the inner webs to the inner primaries look pale.
Given such a dark bird, its a bit odd...
Are you sure its a lbbg?

Theo

[lou bertalan]

...which should not be too rare in a normal 2nd cycle graellsii http://ic2.pbase.com/o2/09/645509/1/106 ... G_9883.jpg
but in such a dark bird you consider they should be all dark?