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Common Name
Black Headed Gull
Alternate NamesCommon Gull
Common TypeGull
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Chroicocephalus
Species
ridibundus
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Britain
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Migratory but there are some over wintering sub species
Preferred Habitat
Widely spread but prefers large reed beds or marshes and rarely seen far from coasts.
Distribution and Range
N Palearctic; winters to Africa, s Asia and e North America
Food