Where does the Black-headed Gull live?
Chroicocephalus ridibundus has 6,842,357 records in 176 countries and territories, from 1787 to 2026. Most records come from United Kingdom.
- 6,842,357 records
- 176 places
- 176 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesLaridaeChroicocephalus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
17872026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1,084,346 | |
| Sweden | 970,248 | |
| Netherlands | 863,580 | |
| Denmark | 734,207 | |
| Finland | 501,722 | |
| France | 455,245 | |
| Spain | 362,711 | |
| Norway | 296,199 | |
| Belgium | 232,520 | |
| Germany | 215,783 | |
| Poland | 134,868 | |
| Portugal | 118,650 | |
| Russia | 89,613 | |
| Italy | 81,121 | |
| Iceland | 57,447 | |
| Ireland | 53,713 | |
| Estonia | 45,088 | |
| Czechia | 44,868 | |
| Taiwan | 35,639 | |
| Türkiye | 34,523 | |
| Switzerland | 32,691 | |
| Austria | 32,030 | |
| India | 28,992 | |
| Israel | 24,115 | |
| United States | 23,612 | |
| China | 19,259 | |
| Ukraine | 18,985 | |
| Greece | 18,768 | |
| Canada | 18,201 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 17,835 | |
| Hungary | 17,337 | |
| Serbia | 17,013 | |
| Japan | 15,878 | |
| Bulgaria | 12,760 | |
| Romania | 9,714 | |
| Lithuania | 8,649 | |
| Croatia | 8,170 | |
| South Korea | 7,453 | |
| Isle of Man | 7,296 | |
| Belarus | 7,102 |
Showing the top 40 of 176 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Laridae.
Ring-billed Gull
11,223,960 records
Herring Gull
7,289,858 records
Lesser Black-backed Gull
6,915,295 records
American herring gull
6,899,110 records
Great Black-backed Gull
5,036,634 records
Mew Gull
3,398,916 records
Laughing Gull
3,221,312 records
Common Tern
3,064,015 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.