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Brown-headed Gull (juvenile)

Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

Description:

Red bill and webbed legs. Mostly white with light ash coloured back. The head is yet to develop the distinctly dark brown colour of the adults. Some juveniles have a black dot on the head (another spotting)

Habitat:

Pangong Tso- a high altitude brackish water Lake in the Himalayas.

Notes:

Fearless of tourists. These birds are scavengers...the Lake is inhospitable, no fish or vegetation worth mentioning.

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SukanyaDatta
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SukanyaDatta

Jammu and Kashmir, India

Spotted on Jun 8, 2014
Submitted on Jun 18, 2014

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