Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Brown-headed Gull

Larus brunnicephalus

The Brown-headed Gull (Larus brunnicephalus) is a 569 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

569 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

14

Photo: (c) Afsar Nayakkan, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist