Gulls (Laridae)
Grey-headed Gull (Larus cirrocephalus) - HBW 3, p. 613
French: Mouette à tête grise
German: Graukopfmöwe
Spanish: Gaviota Cabecigrís
Other common names: Grey-hooded Gull
Taxonomy: Larus cirrocephalus Vieillot, 1818, Brazil.
Morphometric analysis links it with L. novaehollandiae and L. serranus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cirrocephalus Vieillot, 1818 - coastal Ecuador and Peru; coastal C Brazil to Argentina (S Buenos Aires), and up Paraguay and Paraná basins inland to Santa Fé (Laguna de Melincué).
- poiocephalus Swainson, 1837 - coasts and inland rivers of W Africa; widely scattered localities from Ethiopia to Malawi and S Africa, including Rift Valley lakes (Naivasha, Manyara, Elmenteita, Nakuru, Turkana).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult bird walking on the shore, amogst several waders Locality Tanji, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp poiocephalus)
Eldert Groenewoud 25 October 2005 4 years ago 29 sec 4.4 -
An adult bird on a pole Locality Lake Naivasha, Kenya (ssp poiocephalus)
Peter van Dam 26 August 2006 4 years ago 21 sec 4.3 -
Adult bird, in summer plumage, swimming in a canal. Locality Lagunas Ecuasal-Salinas, Salinas-Santa Rosa, Guayas Province, Ecuador (ssp cirrocephalus)
Pia Öberg 12 February 2011 24 weeks ago 17 sec 4.3 -
Breeding colony Locality Saint-Louis Region, Senegal
Pascal Vagner 2 April 2010 1 year ago 15 sec 4.2 -
A first-year bird preening, and walking towards an adult in non-breeding plumage Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp poiocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 5 years ago 31 sec 4 -
An adult in non-breeding plumage, drinking Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp poiocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 5 years ago 43 sec 4
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Adult bird in flight
Locality Punta Rasa, San Clemente del Tuyú, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
David Brassington 21 September 2009 2 years ago 4.4 -
Bird perched on a post
Locality Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp poiocephalus)
Chris and Megan Perkins 20 March 2009 2 years ago 4.3 -
Flying
Locality Pantanos de Villa, Lima Department, Peru
oleicfrisbee 36 weeks ago 4 -
Winter plumaged Grey-headed Gull.
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 January 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Grey-headed Gull landing on water
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 January 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Grey-headed Gull flying
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 January 2009 2 years ago 4
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Calls of two birds Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
(ssp unknown)
Stuart Fisher 2 years ago 4
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