European Herring Gull vs Andean Gull

Larus argentatus से तुलना Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता European Herring Gull Andean Gull
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus argentatus Larus serranus
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 86.2 cm (33.9 in) 70.6 cm (27.8 in)
वजन 1110.0 g (39.15 oz) 478.0 g (16.86 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

European Herring Gull only

Andean Gull only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

European Herring Gull

Least Concern

Andean 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.

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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