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| Larus brunnicephalus |
Jerdon, 1840 |
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Family: Laridae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Brown-headed gull |
Mouette du Tibet |
Gaviota centroasiática |
Braunkopfmöwe |
| Migration: intracontinental |
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Migrates over mountains to coasts of S Asia; fairly common in Nepal, where some remain to winter. Known to
migrate through Hebei, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia also to India, Gulf of Thailand and SE Asia, where often
common close inshore and inland. Abundant in winter on Sambhar L (Rajasthan). Less numerous on large
rivers. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: East Asia, South & Southeast Asia, West & Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |