Black-headed Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus ridibundus مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-headed Gull Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus ridibundus Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 58,2 cm (22.9 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 261,0 g (9.21 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-headed Gull only

Andean Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-headed Gull

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull, 38–44 cm, is one of Europe's commonest gulls, breeding across the Palearctic on wetlands and coasts. Chocolate-brown (not black) hood in summer, lost in winter leaving dark ear-spot. Omnivore; follows ploughs, scavenges in cities, dips for invertebrates. Migratory.

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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