Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
            
               (L 16-17")
          
         
            
               Most common coastal gull
               ...breeds in S. America and
               subSaharan Africa.
          
         
            
               wetland N of Lima
            
               15May09
          
         
            
               © Ted Parker
            
               Macaulay
               Library
          
         
            
               Chroicocephalus in Greek
               means color headed;
               cirrocephalus in Latin means
               gray headed.