Black Noddy vs Andean Gull

Anous minutus مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black Noddy Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Anous minutus Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 44,4 cm (17.5 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 112,5 g (3.97 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black Noddy only

بلا

Andean Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black Noddy

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

Black Noddy

Black Noddy: 35–39 cm, wingspan 66–72 cm, all-dark seabird similar to Brown Noddy but smaller and more slender-billed with a sharper white cap. Breeds colonially on oceanic islands of the tropical Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. Nests in trees and cliff ledges. Feeds on small fish and invertebrates near the ocean surface.

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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