Audouin's Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus audouinii مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Audouin's Gull Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus audouinii Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 78,9 cm (31.1 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 610,5 g (21.53 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-4 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Audouin's Gull only

بلا

Andean Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Audouin's Gull

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

Audouin's Gull

Audouin's Gull, 44–48 cm, is a Near Threatened Mediterranean endemic, breeding mainly in the western basin. Coral-red bill with black and yellow band, grey mantle. Primarily piscivore; forages at sea at dusk for anchovies. Population recovered from 1,000 to over 20,000 pairs; now threatened by fishing bycatch.

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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