Black-tailed Gull vs Sabine's Gull

Larus crassirostris verglichen mit Xema sabini

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-tailed Gull Sabine's Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus crassirostris Xema sabini
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Gewicht 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 182,16666666666666 g (6.43 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Black-tailed Gull only

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Sabine's Gull only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Sabine's Gull

About These Birds

Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull, 44–48 cm, is common on East Asian coasts from Russia to China, Japan, and Korea. Grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot and black subterminal band, yellow legs. Omnivore; very vocal, known as the 'cat gull' for its mewing calls. Migratory; winters south to Vietnam.

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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