Scientific Name: Rissa tridactyla
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Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter |
R | R | U |
Field Notes
- 17”
- Small yellow bill.
- Fairly large head.
- Short black legs.
- Gray wings.
- Very black wing tips.
- Immature has black bill.
- White body, black collar, tail band.
- Small ear patch.
Similar Species
- Red-legged kittiwake has red legs and feet.
- And darker underwings.
- Mew gull is larger.
- Mew gull’s wing tip -- black is irregular.