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WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Black-headed Gull belongs to Laridae, within the order Charadriiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Black-headed Gull · Chroicocephalus ridibundus
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Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Conservation record
LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source
Wetland
Reported mass
284 g
Reported wingspan
97 cm

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.

Distribution record

古北界:格陵兰极南部沿海、冰岛内陆、温带和亚北极的西欧,横跨俄罗斯至雅库茨克地区、堪察加、库页岛(俄罗斯东部);在南部经里海、中亚北部、蒙古北部、中部和中国东北部;亦见于纽芬兰中西部(加拿大东南部)

Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.

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Illustration source:huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Hans Hillewaert · Reference record ↗

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