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Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan)
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First-winter
immature at San Fernando, Trinidad, 9 December 2000. Photo © by Floyd
Hayes. Second record for T&T. Note the slightly smaller size, more
rounded head, shorter bill, more contrasting half-hood, and clean white
sides compared with a first-winter Laughing Gull (L. atricilla).This
species was first recorded for Trinidad at Port of Spain on 5 January
1999, when Douglas McNair and Floyd Hayes found an immature; up to two
immatures and an adult were subsequently seen at Waterloo until 20
March 1999 (TTRBC 1999-4). The second record was of an immature found
at Waterloo by Graham White on 3 December 2000; it was seen the
following day. Presumably that bird plus another immature were seen
repeatedly at San Fernando from 9 December 2000 to 22 April 2001.
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Alternate
plumaged adult moulting into basic plumage at San Fernando, Trinidad,
10 November 2001. Photo © by Floyd Hayes. Third record for T&T.
Note the slightly smaller size, shorter bill, rounder head, darker
hood, broader white eye crescents, shorter legs, and broader white tips
to primaries compared with Laughing Gulls.
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