Black-headed Gull Photo Gallery
Breeding adult
Fairly small Eurasian gull with a thin bill. Breeding adults have a dark brown partial hood and white eye arcs.
© Lukasz Pulawski | Macaulay LibraryScotland, July 17, 2016Breeding adult
A Eurasian gull that breeds along lakes, rivers, bogs, moors, grasslands, swamps, and coastal marshes.
© Steve Kelling | Macaulay LibraryNidwalden, March 10, 2016Nonbreeding adult
Nonbreeding adults have dark smudging above and behind the eye and a dusky-tipped red bill.
© Shawn Billerman | Macaulay LibraryNew York, December 30, 2016Immature
Fairly small gull of the Old World. Immatures have two smudgy spots on the head, one above the eye and one behind the eye. Note somewhat thin dusky-tipped red bill.
© Christoph Moning | Macaulay LibraryBayern, February 04, 2018Breeding adult
Breeding adults in flight have a white leading edge that contrasts with dark primaries.
© Ian Davies | Macaulay LibraryNorrbottens län [SE-25], June 19, 2015Nonbreeding adult
Rare visitor to North America. In flight, note white leading edge of the wing that contrasts with the dark primaries.
© Nicole Desnoyers | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, January 04, 2017Immature
Medium sized and fairly slender gull. Immatures have dark-tipped primary feathers and two smudgy spots on the head, one above the eye and one behind the eye. Note white on the leading edge of the wing.
© Patrick J. Blake | Macaulay Libraryİstanbul, December 25, 2015Juvenile
Juveniles are mottled brown, gray, and white. Note dark tail tip, pale bill, and white leading edge on the wing.
© Jim Sweeney | Macaulay LibraryNorðurland eystra, July 09, 2014Flock
In winter, found primarily along seacoasts, estuaries, and bays often in flocks.
© Josip Turkalj | Macaulay LibraryGrad Zagreb, December 18, 2016Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Laridae)
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