Brown-hooded Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus maculipennis مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Brown-hooded Gull Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus maculipennis Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 58,2 cm (22.9 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 364,5 g (12.86 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-4 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Brown-hooded Gull only

Andean Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Brown-hooded Gull

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

Brown-hooded Gull

Brown-hooded Gull, 35–38 cm, breeds on freshwater lakes and coastal areas of southern South America from Chile to Argentina. Reddish bill, brown-chocolate hood in breeding plumage. Coastal and inland omnivore; follows fishing boats and ploughs. Winters north along both 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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