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;[[:Category:Larus|Larus]] brunnicephalus | ;[[:Category:Larus|Larus]] brunnicephalus | ||
| + | [[Image:Brown-headed GullBr.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult Breeding plumage<br />Photo by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br />Bang Poo, Bangkok, [[Thailand]], April 2010]] | ||
''Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus'' | ''Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 42cm | + | 42cm<br /> |
| − | + | Summer - pale brown head, white-grey body, black tail, red bill and legs.<br /> | |
| + | Winter - head has dark streaks. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Brown-headed Gull 2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Adult non-breeding plumage<br />Photo by {{user|Don+Gato|Don Gato}}<br />Bang Poo, [[Thailand]], November 2007]] | ||
South-central [[Asia]], wintering to [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[India]], and south-east Asia. | South-central [[Asia]], wintering to [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[India]], and south-east Asia. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species which is sometimes | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> which is sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Chroicocephalus|Chroicocephalus]]''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Marshes, reedbeds, lakes. | Marshes, reedbeds, lakes. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | [[Image:13368RAK4092 b h g.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Sub-adult<br />Photo by {{user|Rakesh|Rakesh}}<br />Sewri Flatlands, Mumbai, [[India]], March 2007]] | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
It nests on the ground. | It nests on the ground. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Larus+brunnicephalus}} | {{GSearch|Larus+brunnicephalus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Larus]] [[Category:Chroicocephalus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Larus]] [[Category:Chroicocephalus]] | ||
Revision as of 09:34, 28 September 2010
- Larus brunnicephalus
Chroicocephalus 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[1] which is sometimes placed in the genus Chroicocephalus[2].
Habitat
Marshes, reedbeds, lakes.
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests on the ground.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown-headed Gull. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-headed_Gull
