Little Gull vs Mediterranean Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus مقارنةً بـ Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Little Gull Mediterranean Gull
الاسم العلمي Hydrocoloeus minutus Larus melanocephalus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 43,8 cm (17.2 in) 60,5 cm (23.8 in)
الوزن 114,08333333333333 g (4.02 oz) 282,5 g (9.96 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Little Gull only

بلا

Mediterranean Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Little Gull

Least Concern

Mediterranean 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.

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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