Birds of Ladakh

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Common name:

Black-headed Gull

Ladakhi name:

Nyaza gonak

Scientific name:

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Order:

Charadriformes

Family:

laridae

fun facts:

The Black-headed Gull is a passage migrant to Ladakh. It can be spotted in rivers, lakes and other open water bodies up to 4100m. The sexes look the same.