Common Gull vs Mediterranean Gull

Larus canus مقارنةً بـ Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Common Gull Mediterranean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus canus Larus melanocephalus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 70,2 cm (27.6 in) 60,5 cm (23.8 in)
الوزن 431,3333333333333 g (15.21 oz) 282,5 g (9.96 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-5 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Common Gull only

بلا

Mediterranean Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Common Gull

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

About These Birds

Common Gull

Common Gull, 40–46 cm, is a medium-sized gull breeding across boreal Europe and Asia, wintering on Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Smaller and more dove-like than Herring Gull; yellow-green bill without red spot. Omnivore; follows ploughs, forages on shorelines and playing fields. Partially 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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