Grey-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus - Mouette à tête grise

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Chroicocephalus
Species
:
cirrocephalus

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1818

Biometrics

Size
: 43 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 250 à 335 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Grey-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus cirrocephalus (coastal Ecuador and Peru, coastal c Brazil to Argentina)
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus poiocephalus (coastal Africa south of the Sahara and Madagascar)

Foreign names

Mouette à tête grise,
Gaviota cabecigrís,
gaivota-de-cabeça-cinza,
Graukopfmöwe,
szürkefejű sirály,
Grijskopmeeuw,
Gabbiano testagrigia,
gråhuvad mås,
Gråhodemåke,
čajka sivohlavá,
racek šedohlavý,
Gråhovedet Måge,
harmaapäälokki,
Gryskopmeeu,
gavina capgrisa,
Hærumáfur,
mewa szarogłowa,
pelēkgalvas kaija,
sivoglavi galeb,
Сероголовая чайка,
ズアオカモメ,
灰头鸥,
gråhuvad mås,
灰頭鷗,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fe

ns, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes, Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes and Flats ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands, Coastal Sand Dunes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Salt Exploitation Sites