Hartlaub's Gull vs Mediterranean Gull

Larus hartlaubii verglichen mit Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Hartlaub's Gull Mediterranean Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus hartlaubii Larus melanocephalus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 54,0 cm (21.3 in) 60,5 cm (23.8 in)
Gewicht 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 282,5 g (9.96 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-5 1-5
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Hartlaub's Gull

Least Concern

Mediterranean 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.

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull, 36–38 cm, has expanded dramatically since the 1970s, breeding across Europe from the Black Sea to Britain. Pure white body, jet-black hood in breeding plumage — the only gull with entirely white wingtips. Piscivore and invertivore; nests in colonies, often with Black-headed Gulls.

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