Mediterranean Gull vs Relict Gull

Larus melanocephalus مقارنةً بـ Larus relictus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Mediterranean Gull Relict Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus melanocephalus Larus relictus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 67,0 cm (26.4 in)
الوزن 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 516,75 g (18.23 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Mediterranean Gull only

بلا

Relict Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Vulnerable

Relict 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.

Relict Gull

Relict Gull, 44–46 cm, is a Vulnerable species breeding on remote saline lakes in Mongolia and northern China. Black hood with white eye-crescents, red bill, red legs. Very poorly known outside breeding season; winters on Yellow Sea coasts. Threatened by drought and wetland degradation.

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