California Gull vs Mediterranean Gull

Larus californicus مقارنةً بـ Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة California Gull Mediterranean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus californicus Larus melanocephalus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 75,4 cm (29.7 in) 60,5 cm (23.8 in)
الوزن 717,5 g (25.31 oz) 282,5 g (9.96 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

California Gull only

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Mediterranean Gull only

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

California Gull

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

About These Birds

California Gull

California Gull, 46–55 cm, breeds at inland lakes of western North America and winters on the Pacific coast. Yellow bill with red and black spot, greenish-yellow legs. Omnivore; famous for saving Utah crickets crops in 1848 — commemorated as Utah's state bird. Strongly migratory.

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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