
The grey-headed gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus), also known as the grey-hooded gull, is a small gull which breeds patchily in South America and Africa south of the Sahara.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,924 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Grey-headed Gull is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,924 records, iNaturalist
10+ results in South Africa
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Species
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Records
1 924
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Grey-headed Gull on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
The Grey-headed Gull is most recorded in Western Cape (45% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (25% of records), Gauteng (10% of records), based on 1 924 iNaturalist observations. 16 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Grey-headed Gull on site or nearby.
The Grey-headed Gull is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The grey-headed gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus), also known as the grey-hooded gull, is a small gull which breeds patchily in South America and Africa south of the Sahara. It is not truly migratory, but is more widespread in winter. This species has occurred as a rare vagrant to North America, Italy and Spain.