Mediterranean Gull vs Ivory Gull

Larus melanocephalus verglichen mit Pagophila eburnea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Mediterranean Gull Ivory Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus melanocephalus Pagophila eburnea
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 66,7 cm (26.3 in)
Gewicht 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 578,3333333333334 g (20.40 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-5 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Mediterranean Gull only

Ivory Gull only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Near Threatened

Ivory 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.

Ivory Gull

Ivory Gull, 40–43 cm, is entirely white with black legs, breeding only on High Arctic ice caps and cliffs in Canada, Greenland, Svalbard, and Russia. Winters at sea ice edges in the High Arctic. Scavenges on marine mammal carcasses and sea ice invertebrates. Near Threatened; climate-sensitive.

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