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| Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Immature |
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| Photographer : | © P P Sreenivasan |
| Location : | Chavakkad Beach, Kerala, India |
| Date : |
3 May 2013 |
| English synonyms: | Fork-tailed Gull, Hawk-tailed Gull |
| Bird Family : | Larini - Gulls |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Apparently the first record of this species for South Asia.
It looks like an adult in retarded winter plumage, which indicates
that it is an immature, probably in its 2nd summer. - Eds |
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