Heermann's Gull vs Sabine's Gull

Larus heermanni verglichen mit Xema sabini

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Heermann's Gull Sabine's Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus heermanni Xema sabini
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 67,2 cm (26.5 in) 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Gewicht 448,26666666666665 g (15.81 oz) 182,16666666666666 g (6.43 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Heermann's Gull only

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Sabine's Gull only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

Least Concern

Sabine's Gull

About These Birds

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.

Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull, 27–32 cm, is an elegant small gull breeding in Arctic tundra and wintering in the Humboldt and Benguela Current upwellings. Striking tricoloured wing pattern — dark primaries, grey secondaries, white inner wing. Long-distance migrant; crosses equator twice annually. Planktivore and piscivore.

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