Hartlaub's Gull vs Heermann's Gull

Larus hartlaubii verglichen mit Larus heermanni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Hartlaub's Gull Heermann's Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus hartlaubii Larus heermanni
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 54,0 cm (21.3 in) 67,2 cm (26.5 in)
Gewicht 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 448,26666666666665 g (15.81 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-5 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Hartlaub's Gull only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Hartlaub's Gull

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

About These Birds

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.

Heermann's Gull

Heermann's Gull, 46–51 cm, is distinctive — dark grey body, white head (breeding), red bill. Breeds almost entirely on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California, then disperses north along the Pacific coast to British Columbia. Kleptoparasite; steals fish from Brown Pelicans. Near Threatened; range highly restricted.

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