Brown-headed Gull

About the Brown-headed Gull

The brown-headed gull is a small gull which breeds in the high plateaus of central Asia from Tajikistan to Ordos in Inner Mongolia. It is migratory, wintering on the coasts and large inland lakes of the Indian subcontinent. As is the case with many gulls, was traditionally placed in the genus Larus.

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Where the Brown-headed Gull lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in Japan, Oman, South Korea.

When to see the Brown-headed Gull

Peak activity in January · a winter visitor species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Andean GullChroicocephalus serranusThe Andean gull is 42 to 48 cm (17 to 19 in) long and weighs about 480 g (17 oz); it is one of the larger members of its genus. Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubiiHartlaub's gull is 37–39 cm in length, with a wingspan of 89–92 cm and a weight of 235–340 g. Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleriA healthy adult black-billed gull is typically 35–38 cm long, with a wingspan of 81–96 cm, and a weight of around 230g.