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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catching up something Locality Souss Massa National Park, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2012 42 weeks ago 25 sec 4 -
An adult with two chicks Locality Tjernsrudtjernet, Bærum, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (Monotypic species)
Eric Roualet 8 June 2006 2 years ago 17 sec 4 -
A close up of a second winter Locality Vippetangen, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (Monotypic species)
Eric Roualet 31 August 2006 2 years ago 9 sec 4 -
An individual bird flying and fishing a crab. Locality Yatsushiro Port, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2010 2 years ago 32 sec 4 -
An adult in winter plumage diving to the sea, unsuccessfully first, catching a crab the second time. Locality Yatsushiro Port, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2010 2 years ago 37 sec 4 -
A 1st summer bird starting to moult into 2nd winter - losing brown head. Locality Central Scotland, Scotland, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Anne Cotton 18 June 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 4
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Bird flying above the beach
Locality Arcachon Bay, Gironde, Aquitanie, France
Nicole Bouglouan 10 December 2008 3 years ago 4.2 -
As the hat said to the scarf "I'll go on ahead, you hang around!"
Locality Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Brendan Marnell 28 November 2008 2 years ago 4.2 -
Coming in to roost on my patch
Locality Lancashire, England, Great Britain
Stan Mansfield 16 June 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
Winter plumage
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar
John A Thompson 9 January 2009 2 years ago 4.2 -
Summer plumage
Locality Al Wakrah Beach, Al Wakrah, Qatar
John A Thompson 9 March 2009 2 years ago 4.2 -
Flying by in the march sunshine.
Locality Slimbridge Wildlife & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Richard Smart 2 March 2009 1 year ago 4.1
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Two birds calls on the lake. In the recording is possible to hear the sound of water and wind. Locality Kensington Gardens, London, England, Great Britain
Antonio Silveira 16 September 2012 33 weeks ago 4 -
Calls and long calls of 2 birds Locality Regent's Park, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 3 years 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 4 years ago 4 -
Two birds fighting and calls on the Round Pond. In the record hear the noise of wind and water. Locality Kensington Gardens, London, England, Great Britain
Antonio Silveira 16 September 2012 34 weeks ago 3 -
Two birds calls and fighting. Locality Kensington Gardens, London, England, Great Britain
Antonio Silveira 14 September 2012 34 weeks ago 3
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