Black-tailed Gull vs Slender-billed Gull

Larus crassirostris verglichen mit Larus genei

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Merkmal Black-tailed Gull Slender-billed Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus crassirostris Larus genei
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 60,2 cm (23.7 in)
Gewicht 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 285,0 g (10.05 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Black-tailed Gull only

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Slender-billed Gull only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Slender-billed 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.

Slender-billed Gull

Slender-billed Gull, 37–40 cm, breeds in Mediterranean and Black Sea saltmarshes and lagoons, wintering on West African coasts. Distinctive long slender bill gives a front-heavy profile; white head lacking hood, pinkish-white underparts. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in shallow coastal waters.

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