Black-tailed Gull vs Ivory Gull

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Pagophila eburnea

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Ivory Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Pagophila eburnea
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 66,7 cm (26.3 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 578,3333333333334 g (20.40 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Ivory Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Near Threatened

Ivory 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.

Ivory Gull

Ivory Gull, 40–43 cm, is entirely white with black legs, breeding only on High Arctic ice caps and cliffs in Canada, Greenland, Svalbard, and Russia. Winters at sea ice edges in the High Arctic. Scavenges on marine mammal carcasses and sea ice invertebrates. Near Threatened; climate-sensitive.

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