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Scientific Name: Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766
English Name: Black headed gull
Local/Bangla Name: Kalamatha Gangchil (কালামাথা গাঙচিল), Gonga Kabutor (গঙ্গা কবুতর)
Photo: Birds of the World
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Description:
Generally small gull that is common and found all over Eurasia. A large white blaze appears on the leading edge of every plumage. Nonbreeding and juvenile have dark ear mark on white head, dark tip to red bill; breeding adults have dark brown (not black) hood, red beak, and legs. The juvenile’s back is speckled brownish, and by winter, it molts to a pale gray color.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal and Swatch of No Ground. Actually they are common winter visitor of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Terrestrial
Main References:
WCS (2018) Proposal for a new marine protected area around Nijhum Dwip (version 2): A major step towards achieving 10% marine protection in Bangladesh Wildlife Conservation Society Bangladesh Program
Other References:
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 3: Birds. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+676.
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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