Brown Noddy vs Heermann's Gull

Anous stolidus مقارنةً بـ Larus heermanni

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Brown Noddy Heermann's Gull
الاسم العلمي Anous stolidus Larus heermanni
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 53,1 cm (20.9 in) 67,2 cm (26.5 in)
الوزن 184,66666666666666 g (6.51 oz) 448,26666666666665 g (15.81 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Brown Noddy only

بلا

Heermann's Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Brown Noddy

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

About These Birds

Brown Noddy

Brown Noddy: 38–45 cm, wingspan 75–86 cm, chocolate-brown tropical tern with a white cap fading to grey on the forehead and a wedge-shaped tail. Highly abundant colonial seabird nesting on oceanic islands and coral atolls throughout tropical and subtropical oceans. Plunge-dives for small fish and invertebrates. Long-lived. Partly migratory.

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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