Species: Larus ridibundus
English Name: Black-headed Gull
Chinese Name: 紅嘴鷗
Family: Laridae
Description:
The Black-headed Gull is a small gull (37-43 cm in length) with red feets and leg and a red bill with black tip. The winter plumage is mainly white with a dark spot behind the eye and whitish-grey wings with black tips. In the breeding season adults have a chocolate-brown head. In Macao, it is a winter visitor.
© 2014 João Monteiro 1
Photo taken in Macau
© 2012 Stefan Berndtsson 2
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© 2013 David Merrett 2
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© 2013 Graeme
Darbyshire 2
© 2009 Luc Viatour 2
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© 2012 Maarten van Kleinwee 2
© 2013 Hanna Sörensson 2
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© 2013 Cláudio Dias Timm 2
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1 Photo copyright protected
2 Photo used under a Creative Commons license
References:
– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Institute for Endangered Animals. (2010). Birds of Macao. Macao, SAR: Author.