Belcher's Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus belcheri مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Belcher's Gull Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus belcheri Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 73,0 cm (28.7 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 642,5 g (22.66 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Belcher's Gull only

بلا

Andean Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Belcher's Gull

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

Belcher's Gull

Belcher's Gull, 49–52 cm, is endemic to the Humboldt Current coast of Peru and northern Chile. Black mantle, white body, yellow bill with red and black band. Piscivore and scavenger; closely associated with fishing ports and anchovy-rich upwelling waters. Resident along its narrow coastal range.

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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