Field Guide for Greenlandic Birds


Black-Headed Gull

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_gull

Scientific:
Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Chroicocephalus

Danish: Hættemåge

Greenlandic: Nasalik

Length: 13.4-14.6 in (34-37 cm)

Weight: 6.7-14.1 oz (190-400 g)

Wingspan: 39.4-43.3 in (100-110 cm)

Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC410978. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/410978.


References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018) Chroicocephalus ridibundus. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=FB02DD9658CC1EC6

BirdLife International (2018) Species factsheet: Larus ridibundus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

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