Thayer's Gull - Larus thayeri
Thayer's Gull - Larus thayeri
Wingspan:
55 inches
Seasonality:
Rare winter visitor
ID
Keys: Dark eyes, limited dark in wing-tips, shorter bill than similar
species, dark pink legs
Thayer's Gull
Larus thayeri
The Thayer's Gull was once
considered a slightly smaller sub-species of the
Herring
Gull
, and is very similar. Its status is still in question, with some
still considering a race of
Herring Gull
, and others calling it and the Iceland
Gull different races of the same species.
Habitat:
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