Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Gulls :: Slaty-backed Gull

Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus

Described by: Stejneger (1884)
Alternate common name(s): Pacific Gull, Kamchatka Gull
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Cape Kiritappu, Hokkaido, Japan - Nov 17, 2002 © William Hull  Cape Kiritappu, Hokkaido, Japan - Nov 17, 2002 © William Hull  Choshi, Chiba, Japan - Dec 14, 2002 © William Hull  Choshi, Chiba, Japan - Dec 14, 2002 © William Hull  Choshi, Chiba, Japan - Dec 14, 2002 © William Hull 
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Range

Pacific coast of ne. Asia;
Ne. Siberia from Koryakland, Cape Navarin and Kamchatka s. to Vladivostok, Shantar Is., Sakhalin Is. and Kuril Is. and n. Japan (Hokkaido, ne. Honshu).
Winters in e. China, Taiwan, Japan and Alaska(?).

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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