Swallow-tailed Gull vs Mediterranean Gull

Creagrus furcatus مقارنةً بـ Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Swallow-tailed Gull Mediterranean Gull
الاسم العلمي Creagrus furcatus Larus melanocephalus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 81,8 cm (32.2 in) 60,5 cm (23.8 in)
الوزن 695,0 g (24.52 oz) 282,5 g (9.96 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Swallow-tailed Gull only

بلا

Mediterranean Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Swallow-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

About These Birds

Swallow-tailed Gull

Swallow-tailed Gull, 55–60 cm, is the world's only fully nocturnal gull, breeding on the Galápagos Islands and roosting on the Humboldt Current. Distinctive red orbital ring, black-and-white head, deeply forked tail. Feeds at sea at night on squid and fish attracted to surface by bioluminescence.

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull, 36–38 cm, has expanded dramatically since the 1970s, breeding across Europe from the Black Sea to Britain. Pure white body, jet-black hood in breeding plumage — the only gull with entirely white wingtips. Piscivore and invertivore; nests in colonies, often with Black-headed Gulls.

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