Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Gulls :: Heuglin's Gull

Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini

Described by: Bree (1876)
Alternate common name(s): Yellow-legged Herring Gull
Old scientific name(s): Larus taimyrensis

Photographs

Choshi, Chiba, Japan - Apr 4, 2004 © William Hull  Oman - Oct 25, 2004 © Aurélien Audevard  Oman - Oct 25, 2004 © Aurélien Audevard 
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Range

N. Asia;
N. Siberia from the Kanin Peninsula and s. Kola Peninsula to the w. Taimyr Peninsula.
Winters s. to the Persian Gulf off Iran, along the e. coast of South Africa and e. to nw. India.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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