Relict Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus relictus comparado con Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Relict Gull Andean Gull
Nombre científico Larus relictus Larus serranus
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 67,0 cm (26.4 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
Peso 516,75 g (18.23 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Relict Gull only

Andean Gull only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Relict Gull

Least Concern

Andean Gull

About These Birds

Relict Gull

Relict Gull, 44–46 cm, is a Vulnerable species breeding on remote saline lakes in Mongolia and northern China. Black hood with white eye-crescents, red bill, red legs. Very poorly known outside breeding season; winters on Yellow Sea coasts. Threatened by drought and wetland degradation.

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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