Andean Gull vs Red-legged Kittiwake

Larus serranus से तुलना Rissa brevirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Andean Gull Red-legged Kittiwake
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus serranus Rissa brevirostris
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Vulnerable
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 70.6 cm (27.8 in) 60.0 cm (23.6 in)
वजन 478.0 g (16.86 oz) 401.6666666666667 g (14.17 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-4 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Andean Gull only

Red-legged Kittiwake only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Andean Gull

Vulnerable

Red-legged Kittiwake

About These Birds

Andean Gull

Andean Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds at high-altitude Andean lakes from Colombia to Argentina, typically above 3000 m. Black hood in breeding plumage; white below with grey mantle. Largely insectivore, following cattle or foraging at lake edges. Partial altitudinal migrant descending to Pacific and Atlantic coasts in winter.

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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