Heermann's Gull vs Sabine's Gull

Larus heermanni से तुलना Xema sabini

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Heermann's Gull Sabine's Gull
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus heermanni Xema sabini
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 67.2 cm (26.5 in) 53.0 cm (20.9 in)
वजन 448.26666666666665 g (15.81 oz) 182.16666666666666 g (6.43 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-2 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Heermann's Gull only

कोई नहीं

Sabine's Gull only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

Least Concern

Sabine's 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.

Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull, 27–32 cm, is an elegant small gull breeding in Arctic tundra and wintering in the Humboldt and Benguela Current upwellings. Striking tricoloured wing pattern — dark primaries, grey secondaries, white inner wing. Long-distance migrant; crosses equator twice annually. Planktivore and piscivore.

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