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'''Alternative name: Grey-headed Gull''' | '''Alternative name: Grey-headed Gull''' | ||
| − | [[Image:Grey-headed_Gull.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''pioicephalus'' by{{user|wim+de+groot|wim de groot}}<br />The [[Gambia]], January 2005]] | + | [[Image:Grey-headed_Gull.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''pioicephalus''<br /> Photo by{{user|wim+de+groot|wim de groot}}<br />The [[Gambia]], January 2005]] |
;[[:Category:Chroicocephalus|Chroicocephalus]] cirrocephalus | ;[[:Category:Chroicocephalus|Chroicocephalus]] cirrocephalus | ||
''Larus cirrocephalus'' | ''Larus cirrocephalus'' | ||
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[[South America]] and sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. | [[South America]] and sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | [[Image:Gray-hoodedGull.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''cirrocephalus''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br /> | + | [[Image:Gray-hoodedGull.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''cirrocephalus''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Province of Lima and the District of Chorrillos, [[Peru]], September, 2009]] |
This species is sometimes placed in genus ''[[:Category:Larus|Larus]]''. | This species is sometimes placed in genus ''[[:Category:Larus|Larus]]''. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| − | + | *''C. c. cirrocephalus'' is found in [[South America]] including [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Brazil]], and [[Argentina]].<br /> | |
| − | + | *''C. c. pioicephalus'' is found in sub-Saharan [[Africa]] and [[Madagascar]]. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
On or near water, both coastal and inland. | On or near water, both coastal and inland. | ||
Revision as of 12:23, 29 November 2015
Alternative name: Grey-headed Gull
- Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Larus cirrocephalus
Identification
38–43 cm
In breeding plumage, head and mantle about same shade of grey. Notice pale eyes!
Distribution
South America and sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
Subspecies cirrocephalus
Photo by Stanley Jones
Province of Lima and the District of Chorrillos, Peru, September, 2009
Photo by Stanley Jones
Province of Lima and the District of Chorrillos, Peru, September, 2009
This species is sometimes placed in genus Larus.
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- C. c. cirrocephalus is found in South America including Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Argentina.
- C. c. pioicephalus is found in sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.
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.
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of fish, eggs and invertebrates. They also scavenge at rubbish dumps.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-hooded Gull. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-hooded_Gull
