Little Gull vs Black-tailed Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus مقارنةً بـ Larus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Little Gull Black-tailed Gull
الاسم العلمي Hydrocoloeus minutus Larus crassirostris
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 43,8 cm (17.2 in) 72,8 cm (28.7 in)
الوزن 114,08333333333333 g (4.02 oz) 675,0 g (23.81 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Little Gull only

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Little Gull

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

About These Birds

Little Gull

Little Gull, 25–30 cm, is the world's smallest gull, breeding in Eurasian wetlands and wintering on Atlantic coasts. Breeding adult has a full black hood; underwing is uniformly dark — unique among gulls. Feeds on insects over water in summer, small fish and invertebrates in winter.

Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull, 44–48 cm, is common on East Asian coasts from Russia to China, Japan, and Korea. Grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot and black subterminal band, yellow legs. Omnivore; very vocal, known as the 'cat gull' for its mewing calls. Migratory; winters south to Vietnam.

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