Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull
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File:Black-headed Gulls (Larus ridibundus) (W1CDR0001402 BD19).ogg Colony sounds, Suffolk, England
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Aequorlitornithes
Order:	Charadriiformes
Suborder:	Lari
Family:	Laridae
Subfamily:	Larinae
Genus:	Chroicocephalus
Species:	C. ridibundus
Binomial name
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Map of eBird reports of C. ridibundus      Year-Round Range     Summer Range     Winter Range
Synonyms
Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766

A picture taken in Belgium showing the summer plumage

Other names

Description

Similar species

Behaviour

Diet

The Black-Headed Gull will eat insects, fish, seeds, worms, scraps and carrion in towns^{[citation needed]}.

Calls

Reproduction

Distribution/habitat

References

External links

Projects
This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species. This article is part of Project Charadriiformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each charadriiform, including made-up species. This article is part of Project Laridae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each gull, tern and skimmer, including made-up species.