Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

( L. f. fuscus )

Armenian Name:	Փոքր ծովաորոր

See Plate 31 for Lesser Black-backed Gull and other similar species

Resident Status:	Casual
Length:	52-67 cm, Wing Span:135-155 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 157.
Adult:	Blackish mantle and wings. In flight shows a single small white patch on outermost primary. Yellow legs. Bill is long and yellow with a red spot.
First Winter:	Black bill, pink legs. In flight, shows whitish rump, mostly dark tail, and uniformly dark greater coverts and flight feathers.
Similar Species:	Adult is the only black-backed, yellow-legged gull in Armenia. Juvenile differs from other gulls by uniform dark upperwing.
Behavior:	Often associates with other large gulls. Flight is buoyant and agile.
Habitat:	Lakes, reservoirs.
Food:	Invertebrates, fish, carrion.