Hartlaub's Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus hartlaubii verglichen mit Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Hartlaub's Gull Andean Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus hartlaubii Larus serranus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 54,0 cm (21.3 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
Gewicht 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-5 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Hartlaub's Gull only

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Andean Gull only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Hartlaub's Gull

Least Concern

Andean 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.

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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