Short-billed Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus brachyrhynchus verglichen mit Larus serranus

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Merkmal Short-billed Gull Andean Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus brachyrhynchus Larus serranus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
Gewicht 395,0 g (13.93 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-5 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Short-billed Gull only

Andean Gull only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Short-billed Gull

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

Short-billed Gull

Short-billed Gull, 40–45 cm, breeds in interior Alaska and western Canada, wintering on the Pacific coast. Recently split from Common Gull; slightly smaller with a shorter bill and more rounded head. Omnivore; often inland on grasslands and agricultural fields during migration. 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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