Black-tailed Gull vs Red-legged Kittiwake

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Rissa brevirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Red-legged Kittiwake
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Rissa brevirostris
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 60,0 cm (23.6 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 401,6666666666667 g (14.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Red-legged Kittiwake only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Vulnerable

Red-legged Kittiwake

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.

Red-legged Kittiwake

Red-legged Kittiwake, 35–39 cm, has a very restricted range on only four Aleutian and Pribilof Island colonies, with a world population under 200,000. Resembles Black-legged Kittiwake but with bright red legs, darker upperparts, and white underwing tips. Pelagic piscivore; Vulnerable and declining.

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