Laughing Gull vs Mediterranean Gull

Larus atricilla verglichen mit Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Laughing Gull Mediterranean Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus atricilla Larus melanocephalus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 59,7 cm (23.5 in) 60,5 cm (23.8 in)
Gewicht 307,3333333333333 g (10.84 oz) 282,5 g (9.96 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Laughing Gull only

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Mediterranean Gull only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Laughing Gull

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

About These Birds

Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull, 36–41 cm, is a medium-sized gull of Atlantic and Caribbean coasts, with a distinctive laughing call. Breeding adult has a full black hood, dark red bill. Omnivore; follows fishing boats, scavenges at beaches, steals prey from Brown Pelicans. Migratory; winters to northern South America.

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull, 36–38 cm, has expanded dramatically since the 1970s, breeding across Europe from the Black Sea to Britain. Pure white body, jet-black hood in breeding plumage — the only gull with entirely white wingtips. Piscivore and invertivore; nests in colonies, often with Black-headed Gulls.

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