Lesser Noddy vs Andean Gull

Anous tenuirostris verglichen mit Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Lesser Noddy Andean Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anous tenuirostris Larus serranus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
Gewicht 106,35 g (3.75 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Lesser Noddy only

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Andean Gull only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Lesser Noddy

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

Lesser Noddy

Lesser Noddy: 30–34 cm, smaller and darker than Brown Noddy with a whiter cap sharply demarcated from the dark body and a slender bill. Breeds colonially in mangroves and low bushes on islands of the tropical Indian Ocean and western Pacific. Feeds on small fish and invertebrates by dipping to sea surface. Wingspan 58–63 cm. Partly 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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