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Black-headed Gull

species of bird
Taxon Taxon Q25634

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
taxon
Award received
Bird of the Year, Seevogel des Jahres[2][3]
Short name
C. ridibundus[9]
Has sorting
Charadriiformes
IUCN conservation status
least concern[5]
Mass
+294, +267[25][26]
Original combination
Larus ridibundus[8]
Parent taxon
Chroicocephalus[6]
Regional conservation status
near threatened, endangered
Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic
vulnerable
Taxon common name
Black-headed Gull, Lachmöwe, Gaviota reidora, gavina riallera, racek chechtavý, naerukajakas, Hettemåke, Озёрная чайка, ユリカモメ, Hættemåge, naurulokki, dankasirály, (mewa) śmieszka, čajka smejivá, skrattmås, Swartkopmeeu, Kokmeeuw, Mouette rieuse, Gabbiano comune, guincho, rečni galeb, นกนางนวลขอบปีกขาว, rudagalvis kiras, Camar perak, Hettumáfur, lielais ķīris, 紅嘴鷗, мартин звичайний, Gahperbáiski, Sléibhín, Gouelanig maskl du, Faoileag a'chinn dhuibh, Foillan kione-doo, Scraw, riječni galeb, 红嘴鸥, guincho-comum, garrincho-comum, 붉은부리갈매기, Սովորական որոր[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Taxon name
Chroicocephalus ridibundus[7]
Taxon range
Hefei, Nanling Mountains, South America, Africa, Burkina Faso
Taxon rank
species[4]
Wingspan
+0.97[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Black-headed Gull en Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) en Chroicocephalus ridibundus ar نورس أسود الرأس cs racek chechtavý cs Chroicocephalus ridibundus da Chroicocephalus ridibundus da hættemåge de Lachmöwe de Chroicocephalus ridibundus el Καστανοκέφαλος es gaviota reidora fa کاکایی سرسیاه کوچک fi Chroicocephalus ridibundus fi naurulokki fr Chroicocephalus ridibundus fr Mouette rieuse fr mouette rieuse d'Europe he שחף אגמים hu Chroicocephalus ridibundus
🔖 Identifiers · 73
GND ID
4166346-9
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Lachmöwe Chroicocephalus ridibundus.jpg ↗
ABA bird ID
blhegu
All About Birds ID
Black-headed_Gull
Avibase taxon ID
FB02DD9658CC1EC6
BBC Things ID
ddc0ed8c-2600-45bb-979d-220aa2a6fdcd
BOLD Systems taxon ID
708352
BTO Birds of Britain ID
bob5820
BTO five-letter code
BLHGU
Birdata ID
784
Birds of India ID
1035
CalPhotos taxon ID
Chroicocephalus+ridibundus
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Catalogue of Life ID
5YGFK
Czech NDOP taxon ID
106171
DORIS ID
1356
Dutch Caribbean Species Register ID
188951
Dyntaxa ID
102963
E-Fauna BC species ID
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
EBiodiversity ID
68848
EBird taxon ID
bkhgul
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
374716
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
animal/black-headed-gull
External data available at URL
www.gbif.org
Fossilworks taxon ID
367998
Freebase ID
/m/01lgvx
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
6065824
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
gavina-vulgar
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0185805
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
hettemåke
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2289790
Guide to North American Birds ID
black-headed-gull
IBP 4-letter bird species alpha code
BHGU
IBP 6-letter bird species alpha code
CHRRID
INSDC/RefSeq assembly accession number
GCA_030820635.1
INaturalist taxon ID
144510
IRMNG ID
11716617
ITIS TSN
824041
IUCN taxon ID
22694420
India Biodiversity Portal species ID
279557
Internet Bird Collection species ID
common-black-headed-gull-larus-ridibundus
Lex ID
hættemåge
Macaulay Library taxon ID
bkhgul
Maryland Biodiversity Project species ID
1078
Museum-digital tag ID
36606
MyBIS species ID
21731
NBIC scientific name ID
3671
NBN System Key
NHMSYS0020962539
NCBI taxonomy ID
1192867
NWT Species ID
chroicocephalus-ridibundus
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
taxon/31264BA9-136D-4265-A8F3-C0DF5D6915EB
Naturbasen species ID
350/haettemaage
NatureServe Explorer ID
2.103889
Nederlands Soortenregister ID
139317
Observation.org taxon ID
138
Oiseaux.net ID
mouette.rieuse
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3984149
Open Tree of Life ID
938670
Paleobiology Database taxon ID
367998
Queensland Biota ID
33858
Salzburgwiki ID
52388
TAXREF ID
530157
TaiBNET ID
419699
TaiCOL ID (new version)
t0030460
Tierstimmenarchiv ID
4234
Topic's main category
Category:Chroicocephalus ridibundus
UMLS CUI
C0325875
Vikidia article ID
fr:Mouette_rieuse
WikiKids ID
Kokmeeuw
WoRMS-ID for taxa
465358
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
02044834-n
Xeno-canto species ID
Chroicocephalus-ridibundus
YSO ID
18680
Yale LUX ID
concept/dc409f4c-6551-4ff6-8460-6ed2ba2dd3b6

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🔗 Connections
← Official symbol 6
Tokyo, Fukuoka, Otsu, Shinagawa, Yokkaichi, Yaizu
Taxon range 5
Africa, South America, Burkina Faso, Hefei, Nanling Mountains
Award received 1
Bird of the Year
Has sorting 1
Charadriiformes
IUCN conservation status 1
least concern
Instance of 1
taxon
Named after 1
Yurikamome
Parent taxon 1
Chroicocephalus
Regional conservation status 1
near threatened
Taxon rank 1
species
← Main food source 1
Orcinus orca
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Summary

Black-headed Gull is a taxon[1].

Body

Discovery and Description

Things named for Black-headed Gull include Yurikamome[27], an automated rapid transit railway line[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1995[30].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include Yurikamome[27], an automated rapid transit railway line[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1995[30].

FAQs

What awards did Black-headed Gull receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[2] and Seevogel des Jahres[3].

Related Entities

Burkina Faso

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . birdlife.cz. Retrieved . birdlife.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Flight speeds among bird species: allometric and phylogenetic effects. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Salzburgwiki ID → 52388
    "Created claim: Salzburgwiki ID: 52388, Matched to Lachmöwe (#102088963) in Salzburgwiki – Taxons #"
  2. 19w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status → near threatened, endangered
    "Created claim: Regional conservation status: endangered, batch #259821"
  3. 25w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan → 0.97 metre
    Parent taxon → Chroicocephalus
    Regional conservation status → near threatened, endangered
    Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic → vulnerable
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 18680, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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