Mediterranean Gull vs Sabine's Gull

Larus melanocephalus مقارنةً بـ Xema sabini

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Mediterranean Gull Sabine's Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus melanocephalus Xema sabini
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
الوزن 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 182,16666666666666 g (6.43 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Mediterranean Gull only

Sabine's Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Least Concern

Sabine'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.

Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull, 27–32 cm, is an elegant small gull breeding in Arctic tundra and wintering in the Humboldt and Benguela Current upwellings. Striking tricoloured wing pattern — dark primaries, grey secondaries, white inner wing. Long-distance migrant; crosses equator twice annually. Planktivore and piscivore.

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