Black-tailed Gull vs Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus crassirostris verglichen mit Larus fuscus

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Merkmal Black-tailed Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus crassirostris Larus fuscus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 82,4 cm (32.4 in)
Gewicht 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 841,3333333333334 g (29.68 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Lesser Black-backed Gull only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Lesser Black-backed Gull

About These Birds

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.

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull, 48–56 cm, breeds across Northern Europe and Iceland, undertaking one of the longest migrations of any large gull — to winter quarters in East Africa, India, and the Gulf. Slate-black mantle, yellow legs, yellow bill with red spot. Omnivore; increasingly winters in North America.

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