Lesser Black-backed Gull

Order - Charadriiformes 鸻形目
Family - Laridae 鸥科 (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)
Genus - Larus 鸥属

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

小黑背银鸥 / 灰林鸥

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    Size : 51–61 cm; 550–1200 g; Wingspan 124–158 cm

             

    (LC : Least Concern)

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Larus fuscus graellsii (A. E. Brehm, 1857) – Lesser Black-backed Gull
  – Iceland, Faeroes, British Is, Netherlands, France and Iberia; winters from SW Europe to W Africa, and has increased dramatically on Atlantic coasts of America. 
• Larus fuscus intermedius (Schiøler, 1922)
  – Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, coastal Norway and SW Sweden, with isolated population in NE Spain (Ebro Delta); winters mostly in W Europe and W Africa.
• Larus fuscus fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Baltic Gull
  – Baltic Sea and Finland E to White Sea; winters mostly in Africa and SW Asia.
• Larus fuscus heuglini (Bree, 1876) – Heuglin's Gull
  – N Siberia from S Kola Peninsula E to Taymyr Peninsula; winters from Middle East S to E Africa and E to India, E China and S Korea.
• Larus fuscus barabensis (H. C. Johansen, 1960) – Steppe Gull
  – C Asian steppes; winters mostly in SW Asia.

Larus fuscus ssp. heuglini
Date : 24 March 2014
南生围, 元朗区, 新界, 香港
Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong

Larus fuscus ssp. heuglini
Date : 24 March 2014
南生围, 元朗区, 新界, 香港
Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong

Larus fuscus ssp. heuglini
Date : 24 March 2014
南生围, 元朗区, 新界, 香港
Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong

Larus fuscus ssp. heuglini
Date : 24 March 2014
南生围, 元朗区, 新界, 香港
Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong