Photo of the Day #627: Great black-backed gull

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A great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), photographed at the Central Park Zoo. Many thanks to everyone for the corrections in the comments.


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It looks like a Great Black-backed Gull to me, with the dark back and upperwings.

I had the same thought as Rob. Herring Gulls never have a mantle that dark. I think that's a Great Black-backed Gull.

By wolfwalker (not verified) on 01 Jul 2009 #permalink

Mantle is much too dark for a Herring Gull.

Would you be willing to let me dowload the full-size of that? I really like the light-play on the bird's underside, as well as the rather defiant-looking pose (so very gull!)

By Sciroccopteryx (not verified) on 09 Jul 2009 #permalink