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Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Description:

Summer White, with silver-grey mantle and wings. Black wing tips and noticeable white streak along fore-wing. Head is chocolate-brown, which does not reach nape or neck. White eye-ring. Winter In winter the head is white with a few dark smudges.

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Liam
Liam 11 years ago
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus BirdForum


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1 Comment

MariaPomsaharova
MariaPomsaharova 11 years ago

Thank you Liam. I had no idea that a Black-headed gull has a white head in the winter. Wow. Amazing info! Thanks for the link.

MariaPomsaharova
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MariaPomsaharova

Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Spotted on Nov 11, 2011
Submitted on Aug 25, 2012

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