Black-tailed Gull vs Mediterranean Gull

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Mediterranean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Larus melanocephalus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 60,5 cm (23.8 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 282,5 g (9.96 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Mediterranean Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Mediterranean 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.

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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