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Black-headed gull, an Uncommon card
The black-headed gull is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic in Europe and Asia, and also locally in smaller numbers in coastal eastern Canada.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 83
- Power
- 154
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 70,000
Power 154 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Black-headed gull quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Black-headed gull card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The genus name ______ is from the Ancient Greek words khroizo, "to colour", and kephale, "head".
Answer
Chroicocephalus. The genus name Chroicocephalus is from the Ancient Greek words khroizo, "to colour", and kephale, "head". From the Black-headed gull article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Delft University of Technology. Delft University of Technology 82 · Byzantine art 79 · Equisetum 75 · Black-headed gull 71 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Equisetum. Equisetum 140,000 · Palaeognathae 110,000 · Black-headed gull 70,000 · Chinese jade 41,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Most of the population is migratory and winters further south, but many also remain in the milder areas of northwestern Europe.
- It was formerly sometimes cited as "common black-headed gull" to distinguish it from "great black-headed gull".
- The genus name Chroicocephalus is from the Ancient Greek words khroizo, "to colour", and kephale, "head".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Black-headed gull article was read about 70,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 83: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get Black-headed gull
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- Delft University of TechnologyUncommon · Society · ATK 82 DEF 72
- Byzantine artUncommon · Arts · ATK 79 DEF 75
- Carina NebulaUncommon · Science · ATK 73 DEF 81
- Cameron SmithUncommon · Society · ATK 78 DEF 76
- Frances ArnoldUncommon · Science · ATK 76 DEF 78
- List of Canada–United States border crossingsUncommon · Society · ATK 86 DEF 68
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Black-headed gull (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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