Black-tailed Gull vs Saunders's Gull

Larus crassirostris comparado con Saundersilarus saundersi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-tailed Gull Saunders's Gull
Nombre científico Larus crassirostris Saundersilarus saundersi
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 54,8 cm (21.6 in)
Peso 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 195,0 g (6.88 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Black-tailed Gull only

Ninguno

Saunders's Gull only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Vulnerable

Saunders'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.

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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