Franklin's Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus pipixcan مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Franklin's Gull Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus pipixcan Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 55,9 cm (22.0 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 279,8333333333333 g (9.87 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Franklin's Gull only

Andean Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Franklin's Gull

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

Franklin's Gull

Franklin's Gull, 32–36 cm, makes one of the longest overland migrations of any gull, breeding on prairie marshes of North America and wintering on Pacific coasts of South America — a journey of 12,000+ km. Rosy-flushed underparts in spring; black hood with distinctive white eye-crescents. Insectivore.

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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