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Brown-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| India | 812 |
|---|---|
| China | 274 |
| Mahārāshtra | 242 |
| Thailand | 232 |
| Kerala | 131 |
| Tamil Nādu | 125 |
| Samut Prakan Province | 114 |
| Qinghai Province | 93 |
| Phetchaburi Province | 71 |
| Yunnan Province | 68 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae |
| Genus | Masked Gulls and allies · Chroicocephalus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Brown-headed Gull with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.