Sooty Gull vs Mediterranean Gull

Larus hemprichii ile kıyaslandığında Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Sooty Gull Mediterranean Gull
Bilimsel Ad Larus hemprichii Larus melanocephalus
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 68,2 cm (26.9 in) 60,5 cm (23.8 in)
Ağırlık 455,0 g (16.05 oz) 282,5 g (9.96 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Sooty Gull only

Hiçbiri

Mediterranean Gull only

Koruma Durumu

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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