Key Facts
Family: Laridae
Biometrics:
Length: 23 to 29 cm, Weight: 60 to 101 g, Wingspan: 64 to 70 cm
Range:
Breed in warmer parts of Europe and Palearctic - Northwestern Africa, Central and southern Europe to Southwestern Siberia, eastern China and in the south of Pakistan and North India. The tropical birds are resident, but European and Asian birds winter south to Africa and the Indian subcontinent.
Habitat:
Swamps, ponds and rivers near cultivation up to 2000 meters altitude
Clicked at: Nal Sarovar, very serene place in Gujarat
