Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusChroicocephalus (Masked Gulls and allies)
- SpeciesChroicocephalus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull)
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans
Common Gull
Larus canus
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Gull in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 72% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Gull sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 1212 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Gull in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Gull in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.