Black Tern vs Mediterranean Gull

Chlidonias niger مقارنةً بـ Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black Tern Mediterranean Gull
الاسم العلمي Chlidonias niger Larus melanocephalus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 40,3 cm (15.9 in) 60,5 cm (23.8 in)
الوزن 73,15 g (2.58 oz) 282,5 g (9.96 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black Tern only

بلا

Mediterranean Gull only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black Tern

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

About These Birds

Black Tern

Black Tern, 22–24 cm, breeds on freshwater marshes of North America and Eurasia. Breeding plumage: sooty black body, grey wings. Insectivore and piscivore; buoyant, dipping flight over wetlands. Migratory; winters off West African coasts and in tropical America. Declining in Europe.

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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