bird · Charadriiformes · Laridae
Grey-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1818) — also called Gray-hooded Gull, Grey-hooded Gull, Gray-headed Gull. Occurrence records of the Grey-headed Gull are shared on GBIF from around 70 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Korsman Conservancy (3 673 records), in 7 provinces.
IUCN: Not evaluatedLaridae
70reserves with records
24 390records around them
7provinces
NEIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve | GP Gauteng | 3 673 |
| False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 390 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 2 181 |
| DONKIN RESERVENature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 314 |
| Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 312 |
| Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 304 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 239 |
| Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 154 |
| Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 882 |
| St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 727 |
| Highveld GardenNature reserve | FS Free State | 587 |
| Seal IslandNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 579 |
| Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 434 |
| Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 427 |
| Muizenberg CaveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 387 |
| Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 355 |
| Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 347 |
| St. James SpringNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 329 |
| Wellington ParkNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 304 |
| Burman BushProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 287 |
| Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 274 |
| Umhlanga LagoonProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 256 |
| Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 255 |
| Grysbok ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 254 |
| Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 251 |
| Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 207 |
| Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 207 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 203 |
| Rotary ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 186 |
| Cape Recife Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 183 |
| Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 164 |
| Vaaldam Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 162 |
| Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 132 |
| False Bay ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 127 |
| Nyalazi State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 124 |
| Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 123 |
| Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 119 |
| Bronkies Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 115 |
| Jukani Predator ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 96 |
| Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 71 |
| Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 62 |
| Kabeljous Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 57 |
| Sodwana Bay National ParkNational park | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 51 |
| Harmony Flats Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 51 |
| Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 49 |
| eMalahleni Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 49 |
| Modderfontein ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 48 |
| St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 45 |
| Kosi BayNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 44 |
| Randfontein Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | GP Gauteng | 36 |
| De Onderstepoort Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 35 |
| Maputaland Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 31 |
| Noorsekloof Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 18 |
| Nooitgedacht Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 15 |
| Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 11 |
| Haasendal Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 9 |
| Sodwana Bay State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 8 |
| Fort D' Acre ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 8 |
| Bronkies Angling and Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 6 |
| Vergenoeg Nature Reserve & Hiking TrailNature reserve | NW North West | 6 |
and 10 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Western Cape
- 27 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 16 reserves
- Gauteng
- 10 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 8 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 5 reserves
- Free State
- 3 reserves
- North West
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- Scientific name
- Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- GBIF taxon
- 6065820
- Wikidata
- Q652348
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.