Slender-billed Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus genei verglichen mit Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Slender-billed Gull Andean Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus genei Larus serranus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 60,2 cm (23.7 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
Gewicht 285,0 g (10.05 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Slender-billed Gull only

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Andean Gull only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Slender-billed Gull

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

Slender-billed Gull

Slender-billed Gull, 37–40 cm, breeds in Mediterranean and Black Sea saltmarshes and lagoons, wintering on West African coasts. Distinctive long slender bill gives a front-heavy profile; white head lacking hood, pinkish-white underparts. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in shallow coastal waters.

Andean Gull

Andean Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds at high-altitude Andean lakes from Colombia to Argentina, typically above 3000 m. Black hood in breeding plumage; white below with grey mantle. Largely insectivore, following cattle or foraging at lake edges. Partial altitudinal migrant descending to Pacific and Atlantic coasts in winter.

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