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Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Laridae Low risk

The black-headed gull is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic in Europe and Asia, and also locally in smaller numbers in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory and winters further south, but many also remain in the milder areas of northwestern Europe. It was formerly sometimes cited as "common black-headed gull" to distinguish it from "great black-headed gull".

Summary from Wikipedia

Listen aberrant, flight call · CC0
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Sonothèque ADVL · xeno-canto 1088510

At a glance

Family
Laridae
Group
Shorebirds and Allies
Conservation status
Low risk

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