Mediterranean Gull vs Red-legged Kittiwake

Larus melanocephalus से तुलना Rissa brevirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Mediterranean Gull Red-legged Kittiwake
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus melanocephalus Rissa brevirostris
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Vulnerable
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 60.5 cm (23.8 in) 60.0 cm (23.6 in)
वजन 282.5 g (9.96 oz) 401.6666666666667 g (14.17 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-5 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Mediterranean Gull only

Red-legged Kittiwake only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Vulnerable

Red-legged Kittiwake

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.

Red-legged Kittiwake

Red-legged Kittiwake, 35–39 cm, has a very restricted range on only four Aleutian and Pribilof Island colonies, with a world population under 200,000. Resembles Black-legged Kittiwake but with bright red legs, darker upperparts, and white underwing tips. Pelagic piscivore; Vulnerable and declining.

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