Retraction of a longevity record for a 36-year-old herring gull
The Auk
By: G.M. Jonkel and O.S. Pettingill Jr.
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Abstract
The longevity record for a 36-year-old Herring Gull, Larus argentatus (Pettingill 1967, Auk 84: 123), is erroneous. Herring Gull with band number A-676871, the basis of the record, was found dead on 20 June 1966 on the shore of Little Traverse Bay near Petoskey, Michigan, and reported to the Bird Banding Laboratory. The laboratory then mistakenly advised Pettingill that this gull was banded by him on 29 June 1930 on coastal Maine. He actually banded Herring Gull number A-676871 as a young bird on one of the Beaver Islands in Lake Michigan on 8 July 1948. The gull was thus 18 instead of 36 years old.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Retraction of a longevity record for a 36-year-old herring gull |
| Series title | The Auk |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1974 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Ornithological Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 1 p. |
| First page | 432 |
| Last page | 432 |
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