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Mew Gull
Larus canus
(L. c. heinei)
| Armenian Name: | Թխակապույտ որոր |
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See Plate 32 for Mew Gull and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Casual |
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| Length: | 40-42 cm, Wing Span:110-130 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 154. |
| Description: | Rounded head, greenish-yellow legs and bill. |
| Adult (Breeding): | White head, body, rump, and tail. Light gray mantle and upperwings; in flight, shows black wingtip with two large white spots near tips of outer primaries. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Head and nape streaked with gray; bill darker. |
| First Winter: | Gray mantle and scapulars, blackish primaries, gray streaks on head and underparts, dark tail band. Dark-tipped pink bill. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Yellow-legged and Armenian Gulls by much smaller size, more rounded head, and delicate greenish bill. |
| Behavior: | Flight appears buoyant with deep wingbeats. |
| Habitat: | Large lakes, reservoirs. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, fish. |
