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.
- Least Concern
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An adult bird in breeding plumage on nest with eggs on Groszowice III quarry in Opole. Opole Province, Poland (Monotypic species)
strixdexter85 16 May 2008 39 weeks ago 2 min 26 sec 4.6 -
A group of birds preening, one of them in breeding plumage Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong (Monotypic species)
Bob Thompson 31 December 1999 3 years ago 21 sec 4.5 -
A moulting bird standing on the mud Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong (Monotypic species)
Bob Thompson 31 December 1999 3 years ago 25 sec 4.5 -
An adult landing close to its incubating mate. Ola Lagoon, Magadan Oblast, Russia (Eastern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 June 2009 7 weeks ago 34 sec 4.3 -
An adult in winter plumage diving to the sea, unsuccessfully first, catching a crab the second time. Yatsushiro Port, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2010 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 37 sec 4 -
A 1st summer bird starting to moult into 2nd winter - losing brown head. Central Scotland, Scotland, UK (Monotypic species)
Anne Cotton 18 June 2010 5 weeks ago 23 sec 4
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An adult in flight carrying nesting material. Northamptonshire, England, UK
Dave Jackson 17 May 2010 10 weeks ago 4.6 -
Coming in to roost on my patch Lancashire, England, UK
Stan Mansfield 16 June 2010 6 weeks ago 4.5 -
Adult bird arriving in the nesting colony. Gaddon Loch, Fife, Scotland, UK (Monotypic species)
Steve Garvie 21 March 2010 17 weeks ago 4.5 -
Foraging Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 28 December 2008 1 year ago 4.5 -
An adult perched on a ground. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Alberto Soria 30 January 2010 24 weeks ago 4.4 -
Bird feeding among small fishes close to the beach Arcachon Bay, Gironde, Aquitanie, France
Nicole Bouglouan 10 September 2008 24 weeks ago 4.3
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Calls and long calls of 2 birds Regent's Park, London, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 23 weeks ago 4 -
Calls of adults and 1st year birds feeding by a weir Bromley-by-Bow, London, England, UK
(Monotypic species)
Stuart Fisher 11 December 2008 1 year ago 4
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