Mediterranean Gull vs Relict Gull

Larus melanocephalus verglichen mit Larus relictus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Mediterranean Gull Relict Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus melanocephalus Larus relictus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 67,0 cm (26.4 in)
Gewicht 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 516,75 g (18.23 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-5 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Mediterranean Gull only

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Relict Gull only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Vulnerable

Relict Gull

About These Birds

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.

Relict Gull

Relict Gull, 44–46 cm, is a Vulnerable species breeding on remote saline lakes in Mongolia and northern China. Black hood with white eye-crescents, red bill, red legs. Very poorly known outside breeding season; winters on Yellow Sea coasts. Threatened by drought and wetland degradation.

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