Heermann's Gull vs Grey Gull

Larus heermanni ile kıyaslandığında Larus modestus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Heermann's Gull Grey Gull
Bilimsel Ad Larus heermanni Larus modestus
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 67,2 cm (26.5 in) 63,6 cm (25.0 in)
Ağırlık 448,26666666666665 g (15.81 oz) 325,0 g (11.46 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-2 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Heermann's Gull only

Hiçbiri

Grey Gull only

Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

Least Concern

Grey Gull

About These Birds

Heermann's Gull

Heermann's Gull, 46–51 cm, is distinctive — dark grey body, white head (breeding), red bill. Breeds almost entirely on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California, then disperses north along the Pacific coast to British Columbia. Kleptoparasite; steals fish from Brown Pelicans. Near Threatened; range highly restricted.

Grey Gull

Grey Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds in the Atacama Desert of Chile, one of the driest places on earth, nesting far from the coast. Uniform grey body, white head in breeding plumage. Each night adults fly 70–100 km to Humboldt Current coast to feed on fish and invertebrates before returning to chicks.

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