Still the subject of taxonomic debate which swings back and forth, this bird remains very
hard to distinguish from Kumlien's & Iceland Gulls in immature plumage, not to mention numerous hybrid birds
of other taxa in its areas of occurence. Adults are somewhat more distinctive, the strawberry pink legs being
one of the more noticeable features. A few records exist for the UK (left-hand bird) but more may have gone
unidentified.
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THAYER'S GULL
Larus (glaucoides) thayeri
