Gray-hooded Gull vs Slender-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus compared with Chroicocephalus genei

Key Differences

• Gray-hooded Gull is Least Concern while Slender-billed Gull is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-hooded Gull	Slender-billed Gull
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family same	Laridae	Laridae
Genus same	Chroicocephalus	Chroicocephalus
Species	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	Chroicocephalus genei

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-hooded Gull and Slender-billed Gull share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chroicocephalus.

Conservation Status

Gray-hooded Gull

LC — Least Concern

Slender-billed Gull

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-hooded Gull	Slender-billed Gull
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-hooded Gull

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Slender-billed Gull

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway