Sooty Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus hemprichii مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sooty Gull Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus hemprichii Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 68,2 cm (26.9 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 455,0 g (16.05 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Sooty Gull only

بلا

Andean Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Sooty Gull

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

Sooty Gull

Sooty Gull, 43–47 cm, breeds around the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Indian Ocean coasts. Sooty brown head and upper breast in breeding plumage, dark greenish bill with red and yellow tip. Omnivore; scavenges fish offal at ports and forages along rocky shores. Resident throughout year on breeding coasts.

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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