Silver Gull Aerial Predation and gulls in Istanbul

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2 responses to “Silver Gull Aerial Predation and gulls in Istanbul”

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   December 11, 2010

   “Tony Keene”

   I heard some forward-thinking souls proposed that gulls should be lumped as follows: Big Gull; Small Gull; Ross’ Gull.

   Mind you, what are the chances of Armenian Gull in Istanbul? If it’s any help, Yellow-legged, Caspian and Armenian Gulls have all been considered at various points as subspecies of the Herring Gull. Cheers,

   Tony
2. 

   December 11, 2010

   Carl Clifford

   Hi Nikolas,

   Thanks for that. I was told they were Herrings by a travelling birder, when I was there, last century. Ah well, that was an easy tick.

   Cheers,

   Carl

   Hi Carl,

   The large white-headed gulls in Istanbul are Yellow-legged Gulls (Larus michahellis).

   Cheers,

   Nikolas