Black-tailed Gull vs Sabine's Gull

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Xema sabini

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Sabine's Gull
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Xema sabini
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 182,16666666666666 g (6.43 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Sabine's Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Sabine's Gull

About These Birds

Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull, 44–48 cm, is common on East Asian coasts from Russia to China, Japan, and Korea. Grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot and black subterminal band, yellow legs. Omnivore; very vocal, known as the 'cat gull' for its mewing calls. Migratory; winters south to Vietnam.

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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