Black-tailed Gull vs Red-legged Kittiwake

Larus crassirostris verglichen mit Rissa brevirostris

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Merkmal Black-tailed Gull Red-legged Kittiwake
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus crassirostris Rissa brevirostris
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 60,0 cm (23.6 in)
Gewicht 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 401,6666666666667 g (14.17 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Black-tailed Gull only

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Red-legged Kittiwake only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Vulnerable

Red-legged Kittiwake

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.

Red-legged Kittiwake

Red-legged Kittiwake, 35–39 cm, has a very restricted range on only four Aleutian and Pribilof Island colonies, with a world population under 200,000. Resembles Black-legged Kittiwake but with bright red legs, darker upperparts, and white underwing tips. Pelagic piscivore; Vulnerable and declining.

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