Black-tailed Gull vs Red-legged Kittiwake

Larus crassirostris से तुलना Rissa brevirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black-tailed Gull Red-legged Kittiwake
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus crassirostris Rissa brevirostris
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Vulnerable
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 72.8 cm (28.7 in) 60.0 cm (23.6 in)
वजन 675.0 g (23.81 oz) 401.6666666666667 g (14.17 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Black-tailed Gull only

कोई नहीं

Red-legged Kittiwake only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Vulnerable

Red-legged Kittiwake

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.

Red-legged Kittiwake

Red-legged Kittiwake, 35–39 cm, has a very restricted range on only four Aleutian and Pribilof Island colonies, with a world population under 200,000. Resembles Black-legged Kittiwake but with bright red legs, darker upperparts, and white underwing tips. Pelagic piscivore; Vulnerable and declining.

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