Mediterranean Gull vs Arctic Herring Gull

Larus melanocephalus से तुलना Larus smithsonianus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Mediterranean Gull Arctic Herring Gull
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus melanocephalus Larus smithsonianus
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 60.5 cm (23.8 in) 85.9 cm (33.8 in)
वजन 282.5 g (9.96 oz) 1108.0 g (39.08 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-5 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Mediterranean Gull only

कोई नहीं

Arctic Herring Gull only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Least Concern

Arctic Herring Gull

About These Birds

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.

Arctic Herring Gull

Arctic Herring Gull, 55–66 cm, breeds across Arctic North America and winters on all coasts of the US. Formerly lumped with European Herring Gull; darker-eyed on average, slightly more northerly range. Omnivore and scavenger; abundant at fishing ports, dumps, and beaches in winter.

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