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Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Kleine Mantelmeeuw)




Lesser Black-Backed Gull - Larus fuscus - Kleine Mantelmeeuw
This species is sometimes split from Baltic Gull as Lesser Black-Backed Gull - Larus graellsii - Kleine Mantelmeeuw
West-Palearctic region. Winters to Africa and Middle-East.

The following 3 subspecies are being recognised:
Larus fuscus fuscus - North-Norway, Sweden, Finland to White Sea. Winters to Africa and Southwest-Asia;
Larus fuscus intermedius - Denmark to West-Norway, locally south to Northeast-Spain. Winters to West-Africa;
Larus fuscus graellsii - Iceland, Faeroes, British Islands, France and Portugal. Winters to West-Africa.

Of this species there are also Nature Photo's available.


Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus ssp.
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Larus fuscus ssp.