Heermann's Gull vs Ivory Gull

Larus heermanni से तुलना Pagophila eburnea

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Heermann's Gull Ivory Gull
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus heermanni Pagophila eburnea
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Near Threatened
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 67.2 cm (26.5 in) 66.7 cm (26.3 in)
वजन 448.26666666666665 g (15.81 oz) 578.3333333333334 g (20.40 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Heermann's Gull only

कोई नहीं

Ivory Gull only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

Near Threatened

Ivory 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.

Ivory Gull

Ivory Gull, 40–43 cm, is entirely white with black legs, breeding only on High Arctic ice caps and cliffs in Canada, Greenland, Svalbard, and Russia. Winters at sea ice edges in the High Arctic. Scavenges on marine mammal carcasses and sea ice invertebrates. Near Threatened; climate-sensitive.

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