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 Kiskunság National Park
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Common Gull
Larus canus
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
📅 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 Kiskunság National Park?
About 47% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Gull sighting in Kiskunság National Park, based on 527 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Gull in Kiskunság National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Gull in Kiskunság National Park in our monthly data.