Black-headed gull
E777972
The Black-headed gull is a small, migratory gull species common across Europe and Asia, easily recognized by its chocolate-brown summer head, red bill and legs, and loud, sociable colony behavior.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
gull ⓘ |
| billColor | red ⓘ |
| binomialName | Chroicocephalus ridibundus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 38–44 cm ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
coastal lagoons
ⓘ
lakes with reedbeds ⓘ marshes ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
temperate Asia
ⓘ
temperate Europe ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2–3 eggs ⓘ |
| colonyNesting | true ⓘ |
| commonName |
Black-headed gull
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brown-headed gull (regional misnomer) ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distributionStatus | common across much of its range ⓘ |
| eggColor | buff with dark blotches ⓘ |
| family | Laridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| food |
crustaceans
ⓘ
earthworms ⓘ human food waste ⓘ insects ⓘ molluscs ⓘ seeds ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
following ploughs
ⓘ
ground feeding ⓘ surface dipping ⓘ |
| genus | Chroicocephalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural land
ⓘ
coastal wetlands ⓘ inland lakes ⓘ reservoirs ⓘ rivers ⓘ urban areas ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | red ⓘ |
| lifespanWild | up to about 30 years ⓘ |
| migratory | true ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | highly gregarious ⓘ |
| summerHeadColor | chocolate-brown ⓘ |
| synonym | Larus ridibundus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud laughing calls ⓘ |
| wingPattern | pale grey upperwings with black wing tips ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 94–105 cm ⓘ |
| winterHeadPattern | white head with dark ear-spot ⓘ |
| winteringRange |
Atlantic coasts
ⓘ
East Asia coasts ⓘ Mediterranean region NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1766 ⓘ |
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