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Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY: LARIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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Black-headed Gull Photo

© Keith Walton / CLO

A common gull of the Old World, Black-headed Gull is a rare, but regular visitor to eastern North America.

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Calls

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    Recorded by Arnoud B. van den Berg
    • Courtesy of Macaulay Library
    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Calls harsh and scolding "karr" and "kek."

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