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[[Image:Brown-headed_Gull.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Sumit<br />Photographed in [[India]] ]] | [[Image:Brown-headed_Gull.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Sumit<br />Photographed in [[India]] ]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 42cm. Summer - pale brown head, white-grey body, black tail, red bill and legs. Winter - head has dark streaks. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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This is a monotypic species which is sometimes places in genus ''[[:Category:Chroicocephalus|Chroicocephalus]]''. | This is a monotypic species which is sometimes places in genus ''[[:Category:Chroicocephalus|Chroicocephalus]]''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Marshes, reedbeds, lakes. | ||
+ | |||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | It nests on the ground. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | Wikipedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Larus+brunnicephalus}} | {{GSearch|Larus+brunnicephalus}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=949&Bird_Image_ID=1314&Bird_Family_ID=104 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=949&Bird_Image_ID=1314&Bird_Family_ID=104 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Larus | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Larus]] |
Revision as of 16:17, 7 January 2009
- Larus brunnicephalus
Identification
42cm. Summer - pale brown head, white-grey body, black tail, red bill and legs. Winter - head has dark streaks.
Distribution
South-central Asia, wintering to Arabian Peninsula, India, and south-east Asia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species which is sometimes places in genus Chroicocephalus.
Habitat
Marshes, reedbeds, lakes.
Behaviour
It nests on the ground.
References
Wikipedia