Mediterranean Gull vs Franklin's Gull

Larus melanocephalus مقارنةً بـ Larus pipixcan

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Mediterranean Gull Franklin's Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus melanocephalus Larus pipixcan
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 55,9 cm (22.0 in)
الوزن 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 279,8333333333333 g (9.87 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Mediterranean Gull only

بلا

Franklin's Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Least Concern

Franklin's Gull

About These Birds

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull, 36–38 cm, has expanded dramatically since the 1970s, breeding across Europe from the Black Sea to Britain. Pure white body, jet-black hood in breeding plumage — the only gull with entirely white wingtips. Piscivore and invertivore; nests in colonies, often with Black-headed Gulls.

Franklin's Gull

Franklin's Gull, 32–36 cm, makes one of the longest overland migrations of any gull, breeding on prairie marshes of North America and wintering on Pacific coasts of South America — a journey of 12,000+ km. Rosy-flushed underparts in spring; black hood with distinctive white eye-crescents. Insectivore.

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