Black-tailed Gull vs Grey Gull

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Larus modestus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Grey Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Larus modestus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 325,0 g (11.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Grey Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Grey 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.

Grey Gull

Grey Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds in the Atacama Desert of Chile, one of the driest places on earth, nesting far from the coast. Uniform grey body, white head in breeding plumage. Each night adults fly 70–100 km to Humboldt Current coast to feed on fish and invertebrates before returning to chicks.

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