Blue Noddy vs Andean Gull

Anous ceruleus comparado con Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Blue Noddy Andean Gull
Nombre científico Anous ceruleus Larus serranus
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 35,2 cm (13.9 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
Peso 51,85 g (1.83 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Blue Noddy only

Ninguno

Andean Gull only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Blue Noddy

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

Blue Noddy

Blue Noddy is a tiny seabird, 25–28 cm, restricted to tropical Pacific atolls including Hawaii and Tuamotu. Pale blue-grey above, whitish below, with a distinctive pale cap. Piscivore; flutters low over lagoons picking prey from the surface. Near Threatened.

Andean Gull

Andean Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds at high-altitude Andean lakes from Colombia to Argentina, typically above 3000 m. Black hood in breeding plumage; white below with grey mantle. Largely insectivore, following cattle or foraging at lake edges. Partial altitudinal migrant descending to Pacific and Atlantic coasts in winter.

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