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Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Description:

It seems that the birds here have started getting their head colour: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/846... This current spotting is from the same place 2 months later than the above spotting.

Habitat:

Seen at a marshy wetland.

Notes:

Clicked by Atul, and I have his permission to upload this pic.

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1 Comment

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar a year ago

This is called Breeding form or plumage...
http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php...

Gujarat, India

Lat: 22.82, Long: 72.06

Spotted on Mar 6, 2012
Submitted on Mar 11, 2012

Reference

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