Mediterranean Gull vs Red-legged Kittiwake

Larus melanocephalus ile kıyaslandığında Rissa brevirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Mediterranean Gull Red-legged Kittiwake
Bilimsel Ad Larus melanocephalus Rissa brevirostris
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Vulnerable
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 60,0 cm (23.6 in)
Ağırlık 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 401,6666666666667 g (14.17 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-5 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Mediterranean Gull only

Red-legged Kittiwake only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

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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