Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Charadriiformes · Laridae
About
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".
Fun Fact
Despite its name, the Black-headed Gull has a chocolate-brown hood in summer that it loses entirely in winter, retaining just dark ear-spots.
Quick Facts
Habitat
To be updated
Diet
Eats insects, fish, seeds, worms, scraps, and carrion in towns, or invertebrates in ploughed fields with equal facility.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance