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Common Name : Great Black-headed Gull     -       Scientific Name : Larus ichthyaetus ‹‹ Go Back
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Image title
: Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus
Other names
: Pallas´s Gull
Taxonomy & status
: sp L icthyaetus winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult moulting into breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Mannar
Date
: 17th January 2010
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Canon 400 F2. lens and 1.4 converter
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Image title
: Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus
Other names
: Pallas’s Gull
Taxonomy & status
: sp L ichthyaetus winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult in non breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Mannar
Date
: 17th January 2010
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Canon 400 F2.8 lens and 1.4x teleconverter
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Image title
: Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus
Other names
: Pallas´s Gull
Taxonomy & status
: sp L ichthyaetus winter visitor to Sri lanka
Remarks
: adult attaining breeding plumage
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Sudheera Bandara
Location
: Kora Kulam, Mannar
Date
: 25th January 2012
Equipment
: Canon 60D with Canon 100-400 zoom lens
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