Gulls (Laridae)
Common Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) - HBW 3, p. 615
French: Mouette rieuse
German: Lachmöwe
Spanish: Gaviota Reidora
Other common names: Black-headed Gull
Taxonomy: Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766, England.
Morphometric analyses link it to various other hooded gulls, with no consistent pattern. Some authors recognize possible race sibiricus (NE Siberia). Monotypic.
Distribution: S Greenland and Iceland through most of Europe and C Asia to Kamchatka, extreme SE Russia (Ussuriland) and NE China (Heilongjiang); marginal in NE North America. Winters S to W & E Africa, India, Malaysia and Philippines.
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Courtship display, close-up details Locality Ostensjovannet, Oslo, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (Monotypic species)
Per Johan 5 April 2009 1 year ago 56 sec 4.7 -
A moulting bird standing on the mud Locality Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong (Monotypic species)
Bob Thompson 31 December 1999 4 years ago 25 sec 4.7 -
An adult landing close to its incubating mate. Locality Ola Lagoon, Magadan Oblast, Eastern Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 June 2009 1 year ago 34 sec 4.5 -
An adult bird in breeding plumage on nest with eggs on Groszowice III quarry in Opole. Locality Opole Province, Poland (Monotypic species)
strixdexter85 16 May 2008 2 years ago 2 min 26 sec 4.3 -
An adult regurgitating food for its chick Locality Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve, Warrington, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 11 June 2000 18 weeks ago 43 sec 4.3 -
Adult in breeding plumage building a nest Locality Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve, Warrington, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 30 April 2000 18 weeks ago 58 sec 4.3
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An adult in flight carrying nesting material.
Locality Northamptonshire, England, Great Britain
Dave Jackson 17 May 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
Adult bird arriving in the nesting colony.
Locality Gaddon Loch, Fife Council, Scotland, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Steve Garvie 21 March 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
Central Yakutia
Locality Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Eastern Russia, Russia
Alexdersu 1 July 2011 6 weeks ago 4.5 -
A Black-headed Gull in winter plumage landing on the water
Locality Rotte River, Rotterdam, South Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp ) (Monotypic species)
Gerard Visser 21 September 2008 1 year ago 4.4 -
Winter plumage.
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar
John A Thompson 24 January 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
Close up of an adult in winter plumage
Locality Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
Rémi Bigonneau 23 December 2011 5 weeks ago 4.4
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Calls and long calls of 2 birds Locality Regent's Park, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Calls of adults and 1st year birds feeding by a weir Locality Bromley-by-Bow, London, England, Great Britain
(Monotypic species)
Stuart Fisher 11 December 2008 2 years ago 4
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