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[[Image:Grey-headed_Gull.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo of subspecies ''pioicephalus'' by wim de groot<br />Photo taken: The [[Gambia]] ]] | [[Image:Grey-headed_Gull.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo of subspecies ''pioicephalus'' by wim de groot<br />Photo taken: The [[Gambia]] ]] | ||
;[[:Category:Larus|Larus]] cirrocephalus | ;[[:Category:Larus|Larus]] cirrocephalus | ||
''Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus'' | ''Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | In breeding plumage, head and mantle about same shade of grey. Notice pale eyes! | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]] and sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. | [[South America]] and sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. | ||
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This species is sometimes placed in genus ''[[:Category:Chroicocephalus|Chroicocephalus]]''. | This species is sometimes placed in genus ''[[:Category:Chroicocephalus|Chroicocephalus]]''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | On or near water, both coastal and inland | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | May utilize fields worked by a farmer. Can also fly over water and plunge in to catch prey. | |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}# Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | ||
| + | # Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7 | ||
| + | # Erize et al. 2006 Birds of South America, non-passerines. Princeton Illustrated Checklists, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-691-12688-7 | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Larus+cirrocephalus}} | {{GSearch|Larus+cirrocephalus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Larus]] [[Category:Chroicocephalus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Larus]] [[Category:Chroicocephalus]] | ||
Revision as of 02:33, 23 July 2010
- Larus cirrocephalus
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Identification
In breeding plumage, head and mantle about same shade of grey. Notice pale eyes!
Distribution
South America and sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
The subspecies cirrocephalus is found in South America including Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Argentina. Subspecies pioicephalus is found in sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.
This species is sometimes placed in genus Chroicocephalus.
Habitat
On or near water, both coastal and inland
Behaviour
May utilize fields worked by a farmer. Can also fly over water and plunge in to catch prey.
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.
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7
- Erize et al. 2006 Birds of South America, non-passerines. Princeton Illustrated Checklists, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-691-12688-7
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-hooded Gull. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-hooded_Gull
