https://wildlife.blog/tags/black-headed-gull/Recent content in Black-Headed Gull on Wildlife.blogHugoen-ushttps://wildlife.blog/posts/unidentified-bird-oeno-station-tokyo-figure-out-wh/https://wildlife.blog/posts/unidentified-bird-oeno-station-tokyo-figure-out-wh/<hr> <p><strong>Black-headed Gull</strong> <em>(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)</em></p> <p>A small, elegant gull recognized by its dark chocolate-brown breeding hood, red bill, and pinkish-red legs — this individual&rsquo;s patchy hood marks the transition between winter and summer plumage.</p> <p>One of Tokyo&rsquo;s most familiar winter gulls, abundant at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park from October through April; the Japanese name ユリカモメ (yurikamome) even lends its name to the city&rsquo;s waterfront rail line.</p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_gull">Wikipedia</a> | <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4647-Chroicocephalus-ridibundus">iNaturalist</a> | <a href="https://ebird.org/species/bkhgul">eBird</a></p>