Common Gull vs Mediterranean Gull

Larus canus verglichen mit Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Common Gull Mediterranean Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus canus Larus melanocephalus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 70,2 cm (27.6 in) 60,5 cm (23.8 in)
Gewicht 431,3333333333333 g (15.21 oz) 282,5 g (9.96 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-5 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Common Gull only

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Mediterranean Gull only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Common Gull

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

About These Birds

Common Gull

Common Gull, 40–46 cm, is a medium-sized gull breeding across boreal Europe and Asia, wintering on Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Smaller and more dove-like than Herring Gull; yellow-green bill without red spot. Omnivore; follows ploughs, forages on shorelines and playing fields. Partially migratory.

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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