Yellow-legged Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus michahellis مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Yellow-legged Gull Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus michahellis Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 84,6 cm (33.3 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 1106,6666666666667 g (39.04 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Yellow-legged Gull only

بلا

Andean Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Yellow-legged Gull

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

Yellow-legged Gull

Yellow-legged Gull, 52–68 cm, is the large gull of Mediterranean and Atlantic Iberian coasts. Yellow legs distinguish it from the pink-legged Herring Gull; darker grey mantle. Omnivore; highly adaptable — increasing in urban areas and landfills across southern Europe and North Africa.

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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