Blue Noddy vs Heermann's Gull

Anous ceruleus مقارنةً بـ Larus heermanni

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Blue Noddy Heermann's Gull
الاسم العلمي Anous ceruleus Larus heermanni
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 35,2 cm (13.9 in) 67,2 cm (26.5 in)
الوزن 51,85 g (1.83 oz) 448,26666666666665 g (15.81 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Blue Noddy only

بلا

Heermann's Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Blue Noddy

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

About These Birds

Blue Noddy

Blue Noddy is a tiny seabird, 25–28 cm, restricted to tropical Pacific atolls including Hawaii and Tuamotu. Pale blue-grey above, whitish below, with a distinctive pale cap. Piscivore; flutters low over lagoons picking prey from the surface. Near Threatened.

Heermann's Gull

Heermann's Gull, 46–51 cm, is distinctive — dark grey body, white head (breeding), red bill. Breeds almost entirely on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California, then disperses north along the Pacific coast to British Columbia. Kleptoparasite; steals fish from Brown Pelicans. Near Threatened; range highly restricted.

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