Gulls of the World: A Photographic Guide 9781408181645, 9781408189115, 9781408189108

Table of contents :
Cover
Half-title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Geographical area
Sequence of species
Subspecies
General information on ageing of gulls
Ages and moult
Moult differences in different geographical areas
Some problems in worn, moulting and diseased birds
Colour abnormalities and oil staining
Oiling
Some notes on colour differences, light effects and bare part coloration
Judging size and jizz – the first steps to field identification
Judging photographs
Hybrid gulls
Introduction to the Species Accounts
Topography
The Species Accounts
1. DOLPHIN GULL Leucophaeus scoresbii
2. GREY GULL Leucophaeus modestus
3. FRANKLIN'S GULL Leucophaeus pipixcan
4. PALLAS'S GULL Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
5. AUDOUIN’S GULL Ichthyaetus audouinii
6. WHITE-EYED GULL Ichthyaetus leucopthalmus
7. SOOTY GULL Ichthyaetus hemprichii
8. LAUGHING GULL Ichthyaetus atricilla
9. MEDITERRANEAN GULL Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
10. RELICT GULL Ichthyaetus relictus
11. COMMON GULL Larus canus
12. KAMCHATKA GULL Larus (canus) kamtschatschensis
13. MEW GULL (SHORT-BILLED GULL) Larus brachyrhynchus
14. RING-BILLED GULL Larus delawarensis
15. CALIFORNIA GULL Larus californicus
16. PACIFIC GULL Larus pacificus
17. BELCHER’S GULL (BAND-TAILED GULL) Larus belcheri
18. OLROG’S GULL Larus atlanticus
19. BLACK-TAILED GULL Larus crassirostris
20. HEERMANN’S GULL Larus heermanni
21. GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL Larus marinus
22. KELP GULL Larus dominicanus
23. GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL Larus glaucescens
24. WESTERN GULL Larus occidentalis
25. YELLOW-FOOTED GULL Larus livens
26. GLAUCOUS GULL Larus hyperboreus
27. ICELAND GULL Larus glaucoides
28. THAYER’S GULL Larus thayeri
29. AMERICAN HERRING GULL Larus smithsonianus
30. HERRING GULL Larus argentatus
31. YELLOW-LEGGED GULL Larus michahellis
32. AZORES GULL Larus (michahellis) atlantis
33. ARMENIAN GULL Larus armenicus
34. CASPIAN GULL Larus cachinnans
35. STEPPE GULL Larus (cachinnans) barabensis
36. MONGOLIAN GULL Larus (vegae) mongolicus
37. VEGA GULL Larus vegae
38. SLATY-BACKED GULL Larus schistisagus
39. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL Larus (fuscus) intermedius/graellsii
40. BALTIC GULL Larus (fuscus) fuscus
41. HEUGLIN’S GULL Larus heuglini
42. LAVA GULL Larus fuliginosus
43. BROWN-HEADED GULL Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
44. GREY-HEADED GULL Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
45. HARTLAUB’S GULL Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
46. SILVER GULL Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
47. RED-BILLED GULL Chroicocephalus (novaehollandiae) scopolinus
48. BLACK-BILLED GULL Chroicocephalus bulleri
49. BROWN-HOODED GULL Chroicocephalus maculipennis
50. BLACK-HEADED GULL Chroicocephalus ridibundus
51. SLENDER-BILLED GULL Chroicocephalus genei
52. BONAPARTE’S GULL Chroicocephalus philadelphia
53. SAUNDERS’S GULL Saundersilarus saundersi
54. ANDEAN GULL Chroicocephalus serranus
55. LITTLE GULL Hydrocoloeus minutus
56. ROSS’S GULL Hydrocoloeus rosea
57. SABINE’S GULL Xema sabini
58. SWALLOW-TAILED GULL Creagus furcatus
59. IVORY GULL Pagophila eburnea
60. BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla
61. RED-LEGGED KITTIWAKE Rissa brevirostris
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