Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae) |
| Species | Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
| Codes | bkhgul, BHGU |
Identification
The Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a member of the Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers family within the order Charadriiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Use the eBird species code bkhgul when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
Related Species in Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers