Black-tailed Gull vs Hartlaub's Gull

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Larus hartlaubii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Hartlaub's Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Larus hartlaubii
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 54,0 cm (21.3 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 287,5 g (10.14 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Hartlaub's Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Hartlaub'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.

Hartlaub's Gull

Hartlaub's Gull, 38–40 cm, is endemic to the Benguela Current coast of Namibia and South Africa. White with grey mantle, dark red bill. Resident; forages on beaches, at harbours, and over cold upwelling waters for fish offal and marine invertebrates. Population stable but range restricted.

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