Swallow-tailed Gull vs Andean Gull

Creagrus furcatus مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Swallow-tailed Gull Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Creagrus furcatus Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 81,8 cm (32.2 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 695,0 g (24.52 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Swallow-tailed Gull only

بلا

Andean Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Swallow-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Andean 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.

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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