Sooty Gull vs Mediterranean Gull

Larus hemprichii so với Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Sooty Gull Mediterranean Gull
Tên Khoa Học Larus hemprichii Larus melanocephalus
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Laridae Laridae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 68,2 cm (26.9 in) 60,5 cm (23.8 in)
Khối Lượng 455,0 g (16.05 oz) 282,5 g (9.96 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Sooty Gull only

Không

Mediterranean Gull only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

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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