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Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus(Linnaeus, 1766)
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Laridae
- Genus
- Chroicocephalus
At a glance
The Black-headed Gull, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The black-headed gull is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic in Europe and Asia, and also locally in smaller numbers in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory and winters further south, but many also remain in the milder areas of northwestern Europe. It was formerly sometimes cited as "common black-headed gull" to distinguish it from "great black-headed gull".
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Black-headed Gull?
The Black-headed Gull is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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