Heermann's Gull vs Grey Gull

Larus heermanni से तुलना Larus modestus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Heermann's Gull Grey Gull
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus heermanni Larus modestus
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 67.2 cm (26.5 in) 63.6 cm (25.0 in)
वजन 448.26666666666665 g (15.81 oz) 325.0 g (11.46 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-2 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Heermann's Gull only

कोई नहीं

Grey Gull only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

Least Concern

Grey Gull

About These Birds

Heermann's Gull

Heermann's Gull, 46–51 cm, is distinctive — dark grey body, white head (breeding), red bill. Breeds almost entirely on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California, then disperses north along the Pacific coast to British Columbia. Kleptoparasite; steals fish from Brown Pelicans. Near Threatened; range highly restricted.

Grey Gull

Grey Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds in the Atacama Desert of Chile, one of the driest places on earth, nesting far from the coast. Uniform grey body, white head in breeding plumage. Each night adults fly 70–100 km to Humboldt Current coast to feed on fish and invertebrates before returning to chicks.

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