California Gull (albertaensis) - Guillermo Funes
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Location

ANP Barra de Santiago
Ahuachapán, El Salvador
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 13.6987781, -90.0080681
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

**Megarare. Possibly the third country record and first locality record. First spotted by Julio Acosta and Guillermo Funes in a distant gull flock on the exposed mudflats near the bocana, then we approached slowly for photos. Identified to subspecies by fairly large size, and some light gray feathering (new) on wing coverts (suggested by Nick Komar). First cycle individual (with some fresher feathers on wing coverts), with distinctly two-toned bill (blacksih tip). Legs greenish-gray. Notably larger than Leucophaeus atricilla and Thalasseus maximus, but not as much so as Larus argentatus. Multiple photos were posted to North American Gulls Facebook group. Initial ID made by OK, and then ID was confirmed from photos by Alvaro Jaramillo and Nick Komar. --O.Komar

Technical information

Model
COOLPIX P610
ISO
100
Focal length
361.2 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.5
Shutter speed
1/640 sec
Dimensions
4608 pixels x 3456 pixels
Original file size
4.74 MB