Black-tailed Gull vs Iceland Gull

Larus crassirostris verglichen mit Larus glaucoides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-tailed Gull Iceland Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus crassirostris Larus glaucoides
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 79,2 cm (31.2 in)
Gewicht 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 911,5 g (32.15 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Black-tailed Gull only

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Iceland Gull only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Iceland 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.

Iceland Gull

Iceland Gull, 50–64 cm, breeds in Greenland and winters on both sides of the North Atlantic to Great Lakes. White wing tips (like Glaucous Gull but considerably smaller), pink orbital ring. Omnivore; scavenges at harbours and landfills in winter. Two subspecies often treated as separate species.

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