European Herring Gull vs Mediterranean Gull

Larus argentatus से तुलना Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता European Herring Gull Mediterranean Gull
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus argentatus Larus melanocephalus
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 86.2 cm (33.9 in) 60.5 cm (23.8 in)
वजन 1110.0 g (39.15 oz) 282.5 g (9.96 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

European Herring Gull only

Mediterranean Gull only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

European Herring Gull

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

About These Birds

European Herring Gull

European Herring Gull, 55–67 cm, wingspan 125–155 cm, is the archetypal large gull of Atlantic Europe. Silver-grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot, pink legs. Omnivore; scavenges in cities and harbours; drops molluscs to crack shells. Partially migratory; declining in recent decades.

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull, 36–38 cm, has expanded dramatically since the 1970s, breeding across Europe from the Black Sea to Britain. Pure white body, jet-black hood in breeding plumage — the only gull with entirely white wingtips. Piscivore and invertivore; nests in colonies, often with Black-headed Gulls.

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