Exciting gulls's primary wing-tip patterns

Variations of the primary wing-tip pattern of large gulls such as Vega Gull are various and it can be said that each individual is all different. However, this primary wing-tip pattern has a characteristic in each species and this is one of the important information to judge the species. A purpose of this site is to see the variety of variations of the primary wing-tip pattern of large gulls.

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Mew Gull#12


White mirror on primary no.8. About 10% kamtschatschensis have a mirror on P8 inner web by “DUTCH BIRDING V38”.
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Mew Gull#11

  • Kamchatka Gull
  • Larus canus kamtschatschensis : Scientific name
  • Imperial Palace moat Hibiya : Field
  • 2016/03/16 : Date
  • right wing : Sample wing
  • 100% : Confidence of ID


Small white mirror on primary no.8. This wing pattern is almost identical of L. canus canus. What is this? I’m not sure.
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Mew Gull#9


White moon on P8 is so huge. There is a possibility this is a brachyrhynchus. But I think that this bird is a kamtschatschensis.
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Mew Gull#7

  • Kamchatka Gull
  • Larus canus kamtschatschensis : Scientific name
  • Imperial Palace moat Hibiya : Field
  • 2016/03/08 : Date
  • left wing : Sample wing
  • 100% : Confidence of ID


White moon on P8 is so huge. There is a possibility this is a brachyrhynchus. But I think that this bird is a kamtschatschensis.
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Vega Gull#9

  • Larus vegae vegae : Scientific name
  • Imperial Palace moat Hibiya : Field
  • 2015/03/20 : Date
  • right wing : Sample wing
  • 100% : Confidence of ID


A black part is quite little. Seeing from the back, the tongue of the huge size was clear at a glance.
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Vega Gull#4

  • Larus vegae vegae : Scientific name
  • Imperial Palace moat Hibiya : Field
  • 2016/03/21 : Date
  • right wing : Sample wing
  • 100% : Confidence of ID


Is this a Vega? I’m not sure.
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Vega Gull#3

  • Larus vegae vegae : Scientific name
  • Imperial Palace moat Hibiya : Field
  • 2016/03/12 : Date
  • left wing : Sample wing
  • 100% : Confidence of ID


Is this a Vega? I’m not sure.
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