Black-tailed Gull vs Saunders's Gull

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Saundersilarus saundersi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Saunders's Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Saundersilarus saundersi
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 54,8 cm (21.6 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 195,0 g (6.88 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

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Saunders's Gull only

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Vulnerable

Saunders'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.

Saunders's Gull

Saunders's Gull, 29–32 cm, is a Vulnerable gull breeding in coastal saltmarshes of China and Korea, wintering along East Asian coasts to Vietnam. Black hood in breeding plumage, white wing-tip mirrors. Feeds on crustaceans and invertebrates in tidal mudflats. Threatened by reclamation of Yellow Sea tidal flats.

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