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Grey-headed Gull / Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Grey-headed Gull bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGrey-hooded Gull, Gray-headed Gull, Greyheaded Gull, Gray-hooded Gull
Old latin name for birdChroicocephala cirrocephalus, Larus cirrocephalus
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyGulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae
GenusChroicocephalus
Breeding regionAfrica, South America
Breeding subregioncoastal and inland Africa s of the Sahara and Madagascar; coastal Ecuador and Peru; s Uruguay and ne Argentina to Santa Fe (nc Argentina)

Grey-headed Gull bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, flight call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Peru
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Peru
  • 7.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Agitated flight calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Begging calls, juvenile, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Black-headed Gull
Slender-billed Gull
Brown-hooded Gull
Black-billed Gull
Hartlaub's Gull
Silver Gull
Brown-headed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Andean Gull

Where to see Grey-headed Gull

Grey-headed Gull subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus cirrocephaluscoastal Ecuador and Peru; Rio de la Plata drainage of s Uruguay and ne Argentina and inland along Paraguay and Paraná basins to Santa Fe Province (nc Argentina)to c, ne BrazilNo
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus poiocephaluscoastal and inland Africa s of the Sahara (except c, ne Africa) and Madagascar-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGryskopmeeu
Arabicنورس رمادي الرأس
BasqueGavina capgrisa
BelarusianШэрагаловая чайка
Bengaliহভমটভাথা গাঙচচর
BretonGouelanig penn louet
BulgarianСивоглава чайка
Catalangavina capgrisa
Chinese灰头鸥
Chinese (Traditional)灰頭鷗
Croatiansivoglavi galeb
Czechracek šedohlavý
DanishGråhovedet Måge
DutchGrijskopmeeuw, Grijskopf meeuw
EsperantoGrizkapa mevo
Estonianhallpea-kajakas
Finnishharmaapäälokki
FrenchGoéland à tête grise, Mouette à tête grise
FrisianGriiskopmiuw
GalicianGaivota de cabeza cincenta, Gaivota de cabeza cinza, Gavina capgrisa
GermanGraukopfmöwe
GreekΣταχτoκέφαλoς γλάρoς, Σταχτοκέφαλος Γλάρος
GuaraniAtî, Ojaja
Hebrewשחף אפור-ראש, שחף אפור ראש, שחף אפור־ראש
Hungarianszürkefejű sirály
IcelandicHærumáfur
IrishFaoileán ceannliath
ItalianGabbiano testagriglia, Gabbiano testagrigia
Japaneseズアオカモメ
Latvianpelēkgalvas kaija
Lithuanianpilkagalvis kiras
LuxembourgishGrokappméiw
MacedonianСивоглав галеб
MalagasyVarevaka, Goakarano
ManxFoillan kione-lheeah
Northern SamiRánesoaibáiski
NorwegianGråhodemåke, gråhodemåke
Norwegian NynorskGråhovudmåse
Polishmewa szarogłowa, mewa szaroglowa
Portuguesegaivota-de-cabeça-cinzenta, gaivota-de-cabeça-cinza, gaivota, Gaivota-de-cabeça-cinzenta, tiribique
RomanianPescăruş cu cap cenuşiu
RussianСероголовая чайка
SerbianSivoglavi galeb
Slovakčajka sivohlavá
Sloveniansivoglavi galeb
SpanishGaviota Capuchón Gris, Gaviota cabecigrís, Gaviota capucho gris, Gaviota Cabecigris, Gaviota de capucho gris, Gaviota de Cabeza Gris
SwahiliShakwe Kichwa-kijivu
Swedishgråhuvad mås
Turkishboz başlı martı, Boz-başlı Martı, Gri Başlı Martı
Ukrainianмартин сіроголовий
WelshGwylan benllwyd