Chroicocephalus
| Chroicocephalus | |
|---|---|
| Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Chroicocephalus Eyton, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Larus capistratus Temminck, 1820 = Larus ridibundus Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
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Chroicocephalus is a genus of medium to relatively small gulls which were included in the genus Larus until genetic evidence published in 2005 showed that Larus as then constituted was paraphyletic. Ten species are currently accepted. The genus name Chroicocephalus is from Ancient Greek khroizo, "to colour", and kephale, "head".