Black-tailed Gull vs Ivory Gull

Larus crassirostris verglichen mit Pagophila eburnea

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Merkmal Black-tailed Gull Ivory Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus crassirostris Pagophila eburnea
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 66,7 cm (26.3 in)
Gewicht 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 578,3333333333334 g (20.40 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Black-tailed Gull only

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Ivory Gull only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Near Threatened

Ivory 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.

Ivory Gull

Ivory Gull, 40–43 cm, is entirely white with black legs, breeding only on High Arctic ice caps and cliffs in Canada, Greenland, Svalbard, and Russia. Winters at sea ice edges in the High Arctic. Scavenges on marine mammal carcasses and sea ice invertebrates. Near Threatened; climate-sensitive.

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