Breeding adult © Neoh Hor Kee eBird S44114237 Macaulay Library ML 92158691
Nonbreeding adult © Henggang Cui
Immature © Subhadra Devi
Breeding adult © Ian Davies
Nonbreeding adult © Ian Davies
+ 5
Immature © Ian Davies
Immature © Mike Prince
Juvenile © Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok
Flock © Manoj Karingamadathil

Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

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Identification

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The pale button eyes of this gull give it a somewhat fearsome appearance. Breeding adult’s head is the color of milk chocolate, lightening towards the bill. Non-breeding and first-winter birds have a dark ear patch and faint traces of the dark hood. All plumages may be confused with smaller Black-headed Gull, but note pale eyes and more extensive black on the primaries in all plumages. Breeds on high-altitude lakes on the Tibetan Plateau and winters on marshes, estuaries, lakes and rivers, most often in coastal areas.

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