Common Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus canus مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Common Gull Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus canus Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 70,2 cm (27.6 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 431,3333333333333 g (15.21 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-5 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Common Gull only

بلا

Andean Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Common Gull

Least Concern

Andean 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.

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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