Grey Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus modestus مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Grey Gull Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus modestus Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 325,0 g (11.46 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-4 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Grey Gull only

Andean Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Grey Gull

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

Grey Gull

Grey Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds in the Atacama Desert of Chile, one of the driest places on earth, nesting far from the coast. Uniform grey body, white head in breeding plumage. Each night adults fly 70–100 km to Humboldt Current coast to feed on fish and invertebrates before returning to chicks.

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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