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Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull - Adult in winter plumage

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Las Teresitas beach (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» February, 2020

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Larus fuscus - Lesser Black-backed Gull

Bird Species (French)

»Goéland brun

Bird Family

»Laridae - Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» This gull is common as a wintering bird in the Canary Islands, and there are also some breeding pairs in the islets of Lanzarote (Alegranza and Montaña Clara). Different subspecies have been cited for the archipelago, Larus fuscus graellsii being the most common.

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