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Armenian Name: | Փոքր ծովաորոր |
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See Plate 31 for Lesser Black-backed Gull and other similar species
Resident Status: | Casual |
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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. |