SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN BIRDS PHOTO GALLERY

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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)      FIRST YEAR     second year     third/fourth year     adult For further information on the status of Lesser Black-backed Gull in Trinidad and Tobago, see: Hayes, F. E., G. L. White, M. Kenefick, and H. Kilpatrick. 2002. Status of the Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus [fuscus] graellsii in Trinidad and Tobago. Atlantic Seabirds 4:91-100.  [abstract]
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First-winter immatures at San Fernando, Trinidad, 12 January 2002 (A), 27 January 2002 (B-C; film damaged by overheating), 24 March 2002 (D-E), and 25 April 2002 (F). Photos © by Floyd Hayes (A-E) and Brett Hayes (F). As many as four different first-winter immatures, including one with a yellow-tipped bill (F), were present at this site during the winter of 2001-2002. Note the apparent moult of tail feathers in photo A, the juvenile rectrices in photos A-C, the unusually fresh, recently moulted feathers in photos D-E (for comments, click here), and the yellow-tipped bill in photo F.