The African Grey-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus poiocephalus) is a coastal bird, a seagull.

The African Grey-Headed Gull has a grey back, grey wings, a white chest, a pale grey head, and black-tipped tail feathers. It has a red beak and red legs.

 

It is about 42 centimetres (16.5 inches) tall.

The Grey-Headed Gull is native to South America and Africa. The African Grey-Headed Gull is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It prefers wetlands, estuaries, lakes, and marshes. It is coastal, but does not travel far out to sea.

It is a noisy bird.

It lives in colonies. The flocks can have hundreds or thousands of individuals.

Females lay 2-3 eggs in a nest on the ground.

 

Photographer: Martina Nicolls

Martina Nicolls: SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM