Black-tailed Gull vs Franklin's Gull

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Larus pipixcan

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Franklin's Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Larus pipixcan
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 55,9 cm (22.0 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 279,8333333333333 g (9.87 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Franklin's Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Franklin's 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.

Franklin's Gull

Franklin's Gull, 32–36 cm, makes one of the longest overland migrations of any gull, breeding on prairie marshes of North America and wintering on Pacific coasts of South America — a journey of 12,000+ km. Rosy-flushed underparts in spring; black hood with distinctive white eye-crescents. Insectivore.

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