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ID of Dead Bird! 死雀ID! (Black-legged Kittiwake 三趾鷗)

ID of Dead Bird! 死雀ID! (Black-legged Kittiwake 三趾鷗)

Do still can identify the id of this dead bird ? Thanks!
隻雀死到咁仲可唔可能知道佢既ID? 謝謝!

Tung Ping Chau 東平洲 25/04/2010


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[ Last edited by Sze at 5/09/2011 19:13 ]

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A Gull species, but which one I am really not sure, seems to have a black head though.
As The Crow Flies- a Hong Kong Birding Blog
http://www.matthewkwanbirding.blogspot.hk

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I think the black head is post-mortem and results from a lack of feathers rather than feather colour.
The plain yellow bill, pattern of black on the primaries, upperpart colour and dark legs all suggest Black-legged Kittiwake to me. It would be a good record if this is the case.

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mathew and john!
Thank you very much for your reply and information!

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