The legs, wings and neck are longer than those of the Herring Gull and Yellow-legged Gull. Reported that colonies in the east of the range are frequently raided for eggs and the species is hunted in the Ukraine (Rudenko 2006, Burger et al. Joanna Burger, Michael Gochfeld, Guy M. Kirwan, and Ernest Garcia Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020 Text last updated March 10, 2016

Slightly larger than Black-headed Gull, more similar to Mew Gull in size and shape but bill stouter. It is clear that there is a southeasterly bias to the records, as would be expected from birds originating from Europe.

2018).Has previously been culled to protect other Larus species, however this has not been recorded recently.

As large as a big gull, the Caspian Tern is the largest tern in the world. Caspian Tern Sightings Map, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Numerous small oil spills have been reported to cause mortality in the species, for example in Azerbaijan (Burger et al.

Juvenile has mottled brownish back, which molts to pale gray by winter. Wingtip (primary) feathers in adults have long tongues of white that penetrate into the black tips. Candidate birds may draw attention by slender-billed, long-legged, and slim appearance. Its large coral red bill makes it one of the most easily identified terns throughout its worldwide range. Difficult to separate from Yellow-legged Gulls and Herring Gulls without a careful appraisal of plumage characters. Distribution by county of Caspian Gull reports on Bird News Extra, January 2003 (NB: gulls may range widely and some reports may refer to the same birds in different locations). However,cachin-nans is structurally distinctive at all ages, British Birds103 • March 2010 • 142–183 145 Identification of Caspian Gull Fig.1. Caspian Gull's core range extends eastwards from across the Black and Caspian Seas and into Kazakhstan. Caspian Gulls can be strikingly large, tall birds, but most individuals are similar in length and weight to Herring Gull and so do not stand out on size alone. Nonbreeding and immature have distinctive, dark horizontal face mask. Flattened crown, rather small dark eyes, and usually unstreaked head are also useful characters. Adult is distinctive, the only small gull with snow-white wingtips; breeding plumage has black hood. Over the past couple of decades it has expanded westwards at a considerable rate and now breeds in sizeable colonies across Poland and even eastern Germany, where it readily hybridises with both Herring and Yellow-legged Gulls. Gull Information... Gull Species Caspian Gull is a name applied to the gull taxon Larus (argentatus) cachinnans, a member of the Herring Gull/Lesser Black-backed Gull complex.. It is a large gull (59–67 cm, 680–1330 g) with a long, slender bill, accentuated by the sloping forehead.. Description.