Caspian Gull
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(New page: Image:CaspianGull.JPG '''Common Name:''' Caspian Gull<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Larus cachinnans '''Size:''' 23-26 inches (59-67 cm) '''Habitat:''' Eurasia; breeds around the Black...) |
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'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' unknown number of mature individuals. | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' unknown number of mature individuals. | ||
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| - | Diet:''' Small fish and animals by hunting or scavenging. | + | '''Diet:''' Small fish and animals by hunting or scavenging. |
'''Breeding:''' Male and female look alike. The legs, wings and neck are longer than those of the Herring Gull and Yellow-legged Gull. The eye is small and often dark; the legs vary from pale pink to a pale yellowish color. The back and wings are a slightly darker shade of grey than the Herring Gull but slightly paler than the Yellow-legged Gull. | '''Breeding:''' Male and female look alike. The legs, wings and neck are longer than those of the Herring Gull and Yellow-legged Gull. The eye is small and often dark; the legs vary from pale pink to a pale yellowish color. The back and wings are a slightly darker shade of grey than the Herring Gull but slightly paler than the Yellow-legged Gull. | ||
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First-winter birds have a pale head with dark streaking on the back of the neck. The under parts are pale and the back is greyish. The greater and median wing-coverts have whitish tips forming two pale lines across the wing. | First-winter birds have a pale head with dark streaking on the back of the neck. The under parts are pale and the back is greyish. The greater and median wing-coverts have whitish tips forming two pale lines across the wing. | ||
