Blue Noddy vs Andean Gull

Anous ceruleus مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Blue Noddy Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Anous ceruleus Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 35,2 cm (13.9 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 51,85 g (1.83 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Blue Noddy only

بلا

Andean Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Blue Noddy

Least Concern

Andean 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.

Andean Gull

Andean Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds at high-altitude Andean lakes from Colombia to Argentina, typically above 3000 m. Black hood in breeding plumage; white below with grey mantle. Largely insectivore, following cattle or foraging at lake edges. Partial altitudinal migrant descending to Pacific and Atlantic coasts in winter.

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