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Slender-billed Gull
Larus genei
| Armenian Name: | Ծովային աղավնաորոր |
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| Species Status: | Undetermined Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 32 for Slender-billed Gull and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Migrant, Summer Visitor |
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| Abundance: | Rare |
| Length: | 42-44 cm, Wing Span:100-110 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 161. |
| Description: | Long sloping forehead and long slender bill. |
| Adult (Breeding): | White head, neck, under body, lower rump, and tail; pink tint on lower breast and belly. Back and wings are pale gray; dark tips on white outer primaries. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Small dull ear spot and no pink tint. |
| Juvenile: | Pale brownish ear spot and crown, grayish-brown back contrasts with paler wings. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Common Black-headed Gull by longer slimmer body, longer bill, sloping forehead, and pale eye. |
| Behavior: | Walks and runs, often feeds by picking food from edge of water, or while swimming in shallows. Gregarious. |
| Habitat: | Ponds, lakes, reservoirs. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, fish. |
