Black-tailed Gull vs Iceland Gull

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Larus glaucoides

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Iceland Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Larus glaucoides
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 79,2 cm (31.2 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 911,5 g (32.15 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Iceland Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Iceland Gull

About These Birds

Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull, 44–48 cm, is common on East Asian coasts from Russia to China, Japan, and Korea. Grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot and black subterminal band, yellow legs. Omnivore; very vocal, known as the 'cat gull' for its mewing calls. Migratory; winters south to Vietnam.

Iceland Gull

Iceland Gull, 50–64 cm, breeds in Greenland and winters on both sides of the North Atlantic to Great Lakes. White wing tips (like Glaucous Gull but considerably smaller), pink orbital ring. Omnivore; scavenges at harbours and landfills in winter. Two subspecies often treated as separate species.

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