Hartlaub's Gull vs Heermann's Gull

Larus hartlaubii مقارنةً بـ Larus heermanni

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Hartlaub's Gull Heermann's Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus hartlaubii Larus heermanni
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 54,0 cm (21.3 in) 67,2 cm (26.5 in)
الوزن 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 448,26666666666665 g (15.81 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Hartlaub's Gull only

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Heermann's Gull only

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Hartlaub's Gull

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

About These Birds

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.

Heermann's Gull

Heermann's Gull, 46–51 cm, is distinctive — dark grey body, white head (breeding), red bill. Breeds almost entirely on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California, then disperses north along the Pacific coast to British Columbia. Kleptoparasite; steals fish from Brown Pelicans. Near Threatened; range highly restricted.

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