Sooty Gull vs Mediterranean Gull

Larus hemprichii से तुलना Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Sooty Gull Mediterranean Gull
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus hemprichii Larus melanocephalus
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 68.2 cm (26.9 in) 60.5 cm (23.8 in)
वजन 455.0 g (16.05 oz) 282.5 g (9.96 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Sooty Gull only

कोई नहीं

Mediterranean Gull only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Sooty Gull

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

About These Birds

Sooty Gull

Sooty Gull, 43–47 cm, breeds around the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Indian Ocean coasts. Sooty brown head and upper breast in breeding plumage, dark greenish bill with red and yellow tip. Omnivore; scavenges fish offal at ports and forages along rocky shores. Resident throughout year on breeding coasts.

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull, 36–38 cm, has expanded dramatically since the 1970s, breeding across Europe from the Black Sea to Britain. Pure white body, jet-black hood in breeding plumage — the only gull with entirely white wingtips. Piscivore and invertivore; nests in colonies, often with Black-headed Gulls.

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