Brown-hooded Gull vs Mediterranean Gull

Larus maculipennis ile kıyaslandığında Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Brown-hooded Gull Mediterranean Gull
Bilimsel Ad Larus maculipennis Larus melanocephalus
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 58,2 cm (22.9 in) 60,5 cm (23.8 in)
Ağırlık 364,5 g (12.86 oz) 282,5 g (9.96 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-4 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Brown-hooded Gull only

Hiçbiri

Mediterranean Gull only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Brown-hooded Gull

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

About These Birds

Brown-hooded Gull

Brown-hooded Gull, 35–38 cm, breeds on freshwater lakes and coastal areas of southern South America from Chile to Argentina. Reddish bill, brown-chocolate hood in breeding plumage. Coastal and inland omnivore; follows fishing boats and ploughs. Winters north along both 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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