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A photo of a Pallas's Gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus)
Pallas's Gull

Pallas's Gull

Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

Pallas's gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus), also known as the great black-headed gull, is a large bird species. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus. This is a very large gull, being easily the world's largest black-headed gull and the third largest species of gull in the world, after the great black-backed gull and the glaucous gull. Summer adults are unmistakable, since no other gull of this size has a black hood. The adults have grey wings and back, with conspicuous white "mirrors" at the wing tips. The legs are yellow and the bill is orangey-yellow with a red tip. In all other plumages, a dark mask through the eye indicates the vestiges of the hood. The call is a deep aargh cry. Young birds attain largely grey upperparts quite rapidly, but they take four years to reach maturity.
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Nishant Bhagwat
Saturday 25 Feb 2023 - 7:35am
India
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Hemant Kirola
Saturday 18 Feb 2023 - 12:30pm
India
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Ivan Tsvetkov
Wednesday 01 Feb 2023 - 2:51pm
Bulgaria
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Hemant Kirola
Sunday 15 Jan 2023 - 9:44am
India
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