Talk:Swallow-tailed gull

Meaning of Name

How about giving the etymology of the word "Creagus." No point in telling us the meaning of only half the name.76.123.208.229 (talk) 12:00, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

I was looking for that - alas unsuccessfully. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:46, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

File:Swallow-tailed-gull-dorsal.jpg to appear as POTD

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Picture of the day

A dorsal view of a swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) taken on Española Island, one of the Galapagos Islands where the gulls often breed. This species of nocturnal seabird spends most of its life flying and hunting for squid and small fish over the open ocean.Photograph: Benjamint444

Eye Ring Color

Two lines in the description section state "In the breeding season, the adult has a black plumaged head and a bright red fleshy rim around each eye. Outside the breeding season, the head is white and the eye rim becomes black." and cite Harris's "Breeding Ecology of the Swallow-tailed Gull". However, that source does not describe this phenomenon anywhere. It states that their breeding plumage includes a dark gray hood, while non-breeding plumage includes a white hood with a collar and slight dark area around the eyes. This source does not describe changes in eye ring color varying with the breeding season, nor do any other sources cited. Unfortunately, I don't have any substitute information about the eye ring. I see the difference in photos of breeding/nonbreeding adults, but this citation definitely does not support that. I'm new here, however, and don't want to jump in and start changing information without asking for feedback! -- TinselWolf (talk) 02:32, 26 March 2018 (UTC)