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Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Photo by LauraMaria
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Field Notes

Description:

The black-headed gulls now have their summer plumage (though their heads are more chocolate brown than black). They are very noisy, and I often see them chasing the smaller waders around the mudflats.

Habitat:

Coastal areas; estuaries, marshland, reed beds, lakes

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
LauraMaria
Haha, I know the feeling, I've taken to double-checking what I think I know on the RSPB's online database!
LauraMaria
Yeah, seems the gull group is more polyphyletic than first thought! Though a lot are still under Larus genus

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PublishedMay 1, 2011

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