Mediterranean Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus melanocephalus مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Mediterranean Gull Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus melanocephalus Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Mediterranean Gull only

Andean Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Least Concern

Andean 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.

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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