Black-tailed Gull vs Hartlaub's Gull

Larus crassirostris comparado con Larus hartlaubii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-tailed Gull Hartlaub's Gull
Nombre científico Larus crassirostris Larus hartlaubii
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 54,0 cm (21.3 in)
Peso 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 287,5 g (10.14 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Black-tailed Gull only

Ninguno

Hartlaub's Gull only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Hartlaub'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.

Hartlaub's Gull

Hartlaub's Gull, 38–40 cm, is endemic to the Benguela Current coast of Namibia and South Africa. White with grey mantle, dark red bill. Resident; forages on beaches, at harbours, and over cold upwelling waters for fish offal and marine invertebrates. Population stable but range restricted.

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