Blue Noddy vs Black-tailed Gull

Anous ceruleus verglichen mit Larus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Blue Noddy Black-tailed Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anous ceruleus Larus crassirostris
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 35,2 cm (13.9 in) 72,8 cm (28.7 in)
Gewicht 51,85 g (1.83 oz) 675,0 g (23.81 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Blue Noddy only

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Black-tailed Gull only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Blue Noddy

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

About These Birds

Blue Noddy

Blue Noddy is a tiny seabird, 25–28 cm, restricted to tropical Pacific atolls including Hawaii and Tuamotu. Pale blue-grey above, whitish below, with a distinctive pale cap. Piscivore; flutters low over lagoons picking prey from the surface. Near Threatened.

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.

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