Black Tern vs Andean Gull

Chlidonias niger مقارنةً بـ Larus serranus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black Tern Andean Gull
الاسم العلمي Chlidonias niger Larus serranus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 40,3 cm (15.9 in) 70,6 cm (27.8 in)
الوزن 73,15 g (2.58 oz) 478,0 g (16.86 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black Tern only

بلا

Andean Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black Tern

Least Concern

Andean 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.

Andean Gull

Andean Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds at high-altitude Andean lakes from Colombia to Argentina, typically above 3000 m. Black hood in breeding plumage; white below with grey mantle. Largely insectivore, following cattle or foraging at lake edges. Partial altitudinal migrant descending to Pacific and Atlantic coasts in winter.

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