Mediterranean Gull vs Saunders's Gull

Larus melanocephalus so với Saundersilarus saundersi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Mediterranean Gull Saunders's Gull
Tên Khoa Học Larus melanocephalus Saundersilarus saundersi
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Laridae Laridae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Vulnerable
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 54,8 cm (21.6 in)
Khối Lượng 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 195,0 g (6.88 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1-5 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Mediterranean Gull only

Saunders's Gull only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Vulnerable

Saunders's Gull

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.

Saunders's Gull

Saunders's Gull, 29–32 cm, is a Vulnerable gull breeding in coastal saltmarshes of China and Korea, wintering along East Asian coasts to Vietnam. Black hood in breeding plumage, white wing-tip mirrors. Feeds on crustaceans and invertebrates in tidal mudflats. Threatened by reclamation of Yellow Sea tidal flats.

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