Slender-billed Gull vs Mediterranean Gull

Larus genei مقارنةً بـ Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Slender-billed Gull Mediterranean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus genei Larus melanocephalus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 60,2 cm (23.7 in) 60,5 cm (23.8 in)
الوزن 285,0 g (10.05 oz) 282,5 g (9.96 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Slender-billed Gull only

بلا

Mediterranean Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Slender-billed Gull

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

About These Birds

Slender-billed Gull

Slender-billed Gull, 37–40 cm, breeds in Mediterranean and Black Sea saltmarshes and lagoons, wintering on West African coasts. Distinctive long slender bill gives a front-heavy profile; white head lacking hood, pinkish-white underparts. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in shallow coastal waters.

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull, 36–38 cm, has expanded dramatically since the 1970s, breeding across Europe from the Black Sea to Britain. Pure white body, jet-black hood in breeding plumage — the only gull with entirely white wingtips. Piscivore and invertivore; nests in colonies, often with Black-headed Gulls.

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