Gull in flight: Nalsarovar bird sanctuary, Gujarat

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Which species of gull would this be, birding viewers? Help us identify the species! It was seen at Nalsarovar in Gujarat. Viewer EpicTyeJ tells us that : "This is a Bonaparte's Gull in Non-breeding Plumage." Thanks! Perhaps this is not the name we use for the same species here in India...? Viewer jonno52 further contributes: "I'm happy to defer to you on the ID of this gull. The bill does strike me as a bit long for Bonaparte's, but in other respects it does fit that species better." This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of 50, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Defini