Common Gull-billed Tern vs Mediterranean Gull

Gelochelidon nilotica مقارنةً بـ Larus melanocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Common Gull-billed Tern Mediterranean Gull
الاسم العلمي Gelochelidon nilotica Larus melanocephalus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 61,6 cm (24.3 in) 60,5 cm (23.8 in)
الوزن 214,075 g (7.55 oz) 282,5 g (9.96 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Common Gull-billed Tern only

بلا

Mediterranean Gull only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Common Gull-billed Tern

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

About These Birds

Common Gull-billed Tern

Common Gull-billed Tern, 35–38 cm, wingspan 76–86 cm, has a broad global range across Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Australia. Stout black bill adapted for catching crabs, insects, and small vertebrates — atypically terrestrial for a tern. Summers in marshes and steppes; winters on tropical 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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