Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Larus brunnicephalus Jerdon, 1840 Family: Laridae Order: Charadriiformes Back
Brown-headed gull Braunkopfmöwe Mouette du Tibet Gaviota centroasiática
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES NL (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: intracontinental

Larus brunnicephalus

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 A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: East Asia, South & Southeast Asia, West & Central Asia
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(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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