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Grey-headed Gull / Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus LC

  • Synonyms Grey-hooded Gull, Gray-headed Gull, Greyheaded Gull, Gray-hooded Gull
  • Old latin name for bird Larus cirrocephalus, Chroicocephala cirrocephalus

Grey-headed Gullbird sounds *

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

Related species

Brown-headed Gull
Brown-hooded Gull
Hartlaub's Gull
Black-headed Gull
Black-billed Gull
Andean Gull
Slender-billed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
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Where to see Grey-headed Gull

  • Breeding region Africa, South America
  • Breeding subregion coastal 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 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

Species Name in Other Languages

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
FrenchMouette à tête grise, Goéland à tête grise
FrisianGriiskopmiuw
GalicianGaivota de cabeza cinza, Gavina capgrisa, Gaivota de cabeza cincenta
GermanGraukopfmöwe
GreekΣταχτoκέφαλoς γλάρoς, Σταχτοκέφαλος Γλάρος
GuaraniOjaja, Atî
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
MalagasyGoakarano, Varevaka
ManxFoillan kione-lheeah
Northern SamiRánesoaibáiski
Norwegiangråhodemåke
Norwegian NynorskGråhovudmåse
Polishmewa szaroglowa, mewa szarogłowa
Portuguesetiribique, gaivota, gaivota-de-cabeça-cinzenta, Gaivota-de-cabeça-cinza, Gaivota-de-cabeça-cinzenta
RomanianPescăruş cu cap cenuşiu
RussianСероголовая чайка
SerbianSivoglavi galeb
Slovakčajka sivohlavá
Sloveniansivoglavi galeb
SpanishGaviota cabecigrís, Gaviota de capucho gris, Gaviota Cabecigris, Gaviota de Cabeza Gris, Gaviota Capuchón Gris, Gaviota capucho gris
SwahiliShakwe Kichwa-kijivu
Swedishgråhuvad mås
TurkishBoz-başlı Martı, boz başlı martı, Gri Başlı Martı
Ukrainianмартин сіроголовий
WelshGwylan benllwyd