Black-tailed Gull vs Franklin's Gull

Larus crassirostris comparé à Larus pipixcan

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Black-tailed Gull Franklin's Gull
Nom scientifique Larus crassirostris Larus pipixcan
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Laridae Laridae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 55,9 cm (22.0 in)
Poids 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 279,8333333333333 g (9.87 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Black-tailed Gull only

Aucun(e)

Franklin's Gull only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Franklin'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.

Franklin's Gull

Franklin's Gull, 32–36 cm, makes one of the longest overland migrations of any gull, breeding on prairie marshes of North America and wintering on Pacific coasts of South America — a journey of 12,000+ km. Rosy-flushed underparts in spring; black hood with distinctive white eye-crescents. Insectivore.

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