Black-tailed Gull vs Franklin's Gull

Larus crassirostris verglichen mit Larus pipixcan

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-tailed Gull Franklin's Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus crassirostris Larus pipixcan
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 55,9 cm (22.0 in)
Gewicht 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 279,8333333333333 g (9.87 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Black-tailed Gull only

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Franklin's Gull only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Franklin'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.

Franklin's Gull

Franklin's Gull, 32–36 cm, makes one of the longest overland migrations of any gull, breeding on prairie marshes of North America and wintering on Pacific coasts of South America — a journey of 12,000+ km. Rosy-flushed underparts in spring; black hood with distinctive white eye-crescents. Insectivore.

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