Brown-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)
About the Brown-headed Gull
The brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) 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. This gull breeds in colonies in large reedbeds or marshes, or on islands in lakes, nesting on the ground. Like most gulls, it is highly gregarious in winter, both when feeding or in evening roosts. It is not a pelagic species, and is rarely seen at sea far from coasts. This is a bold and opportunist feeder, which will scavenge in towns or take invertebrates in ploughed fields with equal relish.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 18 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in China, India, Thailand in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Andean GullChroicocephalus serranusrecording
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusrecording
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiarecording
- Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusrecording
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiaerecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.