Little Gull vs Andean Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Little Gull Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Hydrocoloeus minutus Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 43,8 cm (17.2 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 114,08333333333333 g (4.02 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Little Gull only

بلا

Andean Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Little Gull

Least Concern

Andean 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.

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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