Black-tailed Gull vs Glaucous Gull

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Larus hyperboreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Glaucous Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Larus hyperboreus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 92,6 cm (36.5 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 1933,3333333333333 g (68.20 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Glaucous Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Glaucous 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.

Glaucous Gull

Glaucous Gull, 62–68 cm, is an imposing all-white Arctic gull — no dark markings on wing tips. Breeds across the High Arctic and ventures south in winter to both sides of the North Atlantic and Pacific. Predator and scavenger; preys on seabird eggs and chicks at colonies. Powerful aggressive kleptoparasite.

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