Mediterranean Gull vs Saunders's Gull

Larus melanocephalus verglichen mit Saundersilarus saundersi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Mediterranean Gull Saunders's Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus melanocephalus Saundersilarus saundersi
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 54,8 cm (21.6 in)
Gewicht 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 195,0 g (6.88 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-5 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Mediterranean Gull only

Saunders's Gull only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Vulnerable

Saunders's 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.

Saunders's Gull

Saunders's Gull, 29–32 cm, is a Vulnerable gull breeding in coastal saltmarshes of China and Korea, wintering along East Asian coasts to Vietnam. Black hood in breeding plumage, white wing-tip mirrors. Feeds on crustaceans and invertebrates in tidal mudflats. Threatened by reclamation of Yellow Sea tidal flats.

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