#0538 · 🐦 birds

Black-headed Gull

🇳🇱 Kokmeeuw ·Chroicocephalus ridibundus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The black-headed gull ( Chroicocephalus ridibundus ) is a small gull that breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory and winters further south, but some birds reside in the milder westernmost areas of Europe. Some black-headed gulls also spend the winter in northeastern North America, where it was formerly known as the common black-headed gull. As is the case with many gulls, it was previously placed...

base stats

NL sightings 4,990iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 190,288iNaturalist observations
weight 294 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 4,990 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #7 most seen of the birds in NL.
190,288 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 294 g.
Scientifically named in 1766 (260 years ago).