Slender-billed Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus genei مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Slender-billed Gull Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus genei Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 60,2 cm (23.7 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 285,0 g (10.05 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Slender-billed Gull only

بلا

Andean Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Slender-billed Gull

Least Concern

Andean 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.

Andean Gull

Andean Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds at high-altitude Andean lakes from Colombia to Argentina, typically above 3000 m. Black hood in breeding plumage; white below with grey mantle. Largely insectivore, following cattle or foraging at lake edges. Partial altitudinal migrant descending to Pacific and Atlantic coasts in winter.

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