Black-tailed Gull vs Hartlaub's Gull

Larus crassirostris verglichen mit Larus hartlaubii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-tailed Gull Hartlaub's Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus crassirostris Larus hartlaubii
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 54,0 cm (21.3 in)
Gewicht 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 287,5 g (10.14 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Black-tailed Gull only

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Hartlaub's Gull only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Hartlaub's 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.

Hartlaub's Gull

Hartlaub's Gull, 38–40 cm, is endemic to the Benguela Current coast of Namibia and South Africa. White with grey mantle, dark red bill. Resident; forages on beaches, at harbours, and over cold upwelling waters for fish offal and marine invertebrates. Population stable but range restricted.

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