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 in breeding plumage standing and then lying down Locality Hermanus, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp poiocephalus)
Greg Baker 1 October 2002 34 weeks ago 20 sec 4 -
Breeding colony Locality Saint-Louis Region, Senegal
Pascal Vagner 2 April 2010 2 years ago 15 sec 4 -
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 6 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 6 years ago 43 sec 4 -
sitting on a sandbanc Locality Kotu Creek, Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia (ssp poiocephalus)
Daniêl Jimenez 24 December 2011 1 year ago 26 sec 3.7 -
juvenile bird along the shore Locality Paraíso Lagoon, Lima Department, Peru (ssp cirrocephalus)
Daniêl Jimenez 15 November 2012 10 weeks ago 24 sec 3.7
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Resting near fishing boats
Locality General Lavalle, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Kees Scharringa 2 March 2012 1 year ago 4 -
Flying
Locality Pantanos de Villa, Lima Department, Peru
oleicfrisbee 1 year ago 4 -
Adult Grey-headed Gull
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 January 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Winter plumaged Grey-headed Gull.
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 January 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Grey-headed Gull landing on water
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 January 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Grey-headed Gull flying
Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 January 2009 3 years ago 4
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Calls of two birds Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
(ssp unknown)
Stuart Fisher 4 years ago 4
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