Order
        
Charadriiformes
      
      
        Family
        
Laridae
      
      
        Genus
        
Chilidonias
      
      
        Species
        
hybridus
      
      
        Conservation Status
        
Least Concern
      
      
        Location Photographed
        
Botswana, Iraq
        
      
      
        Number of Sub-Species
        
Three Sub Species
      
      
        Migratory or Resident
        
Tropical forms are resident, European and Asian birds winter in Africa or India Subconntinent
      
      
        Preferred Habitat
        
Coastal areas or inland marshes
      
      
        Distribution and Range
        
Europe, Asia and Africa depending upon the sub species.
      
      
        Food
        
Feeds on small fish, amphibians, iinsects and crustaceans.