Black-tailed Gull vs Sooty Gull

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Larus hemprichii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Sooty Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Larus hemprichii
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 68,2 cm (26.9 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 455,0 g (16.05 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Sooty Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Sooty 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.

Sooty Gull

Sooty Gull, 43–47 cm, breeds around the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Indian Ocean coasts. Sooty brown head and upper breast in breeding plumage, dark greenish bill with red and yellow tip. Omnivore; scavenges fish offal at ports and forages along rocky shores. Resident throughout year on breeding coasts.

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