Gulls (Laridae)
Saunders's Gull (Larus saundersi) - HBW 3, p. 617
French: Mouette de Saunders
German: Saundersmöwe
Spanish: Gaviota de Saunders
Other common names: Chinese Black-headed Gull
Taxonomy: Chroicocephalus saundersi Swinhoe, 1871, Fujian, China.
Quite similar to Larus maculipennis; sometimes placed in monotypic subgenus Saundersia, based on its compressed bill, its long, slender tarsi, and its incised webs between the long toes. Monotypic.
Distribution: Coastal E China from Liaoning through Hebei and Shandong to Jiangsu. Winters from South Korea and S Japan S to N Vietnam.
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An adult in breeding plumage on a marsh, preening and looking around Locality Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong (Monotypic species)
Bob Thompson 9 March 2000 6 years ago 30 sec 4.6 -
An adult in breeding plumage walking on a marsh Locality Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong (Monotypic species)
Bob Thompson 9 March 2000 6 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
An adult in winter plumage diving repeatedly for food. Locality Yatsushiro Port, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2010 2 years ago 32 sec 4.2 -
A bird in winter plumage flying and showing well the black wedge that characterizes its distinctive underwing pattern. Locality Yatsushiro Port, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2010 2 years ago 20 sec 4 -
An adult in winter plumage diving for food and catching a crab. Locality Yatsushiro Port, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2010 2 years ago 51 sec 3.8 -
A bird in winter plumage, feeding at the sea. Locality Yatsushiro Port, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 3.7
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Going to land on mud flat
Locality Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong
Pikhar_Ho 14 March 2012 1 year ago 4.3 -
Saunders' Gull, first winter bird, Beidaihe, China
Locality Beidaihe, Hebei, China (Northern)
Mark Andrews 30 October 2008 3 years ago 4 -
A 1st winter plumaged bird in flight.
Locality Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Pete Morris 1 February 2005 18 weeks ago 3.8 -
Saunders' Gull, first winter, Beidaihe, Hebei, China.
Locality Beidaihe, Hebei, China (Northern)
Mark Andrews 5 November 2008 3 years ago 3.7 -
A 1st winter plumaged bird.
Locality Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Pete Morris 1 February 2005 18 weeks ago 3.4 -
Winter plumage adult - Yatsu-higata.
Locality Tokyo, Honshu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Paul Varney 14 January 2007 2 years ago 3.4
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