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Larus brunnicephalus
Photo by Sumit
Photographed in India

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

External Links

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