Black-tailed Gull vs Grey-backed Tern

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Onychoprion lunatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Grey-backed Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Onychoprion lunatus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 126,21666666666665 g (4.45 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Grey-backed Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Grey-backed Tern

About These Birds

Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull, 44–48 cm, is common on East Asian coasts from Russia to China, Japan, and Korea. Grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot and black subterminal band, yellow legs. Omnivore; very vocal, known as the 'cat gull' for its mewing calls. Migratory; winters south to Vietnam.

Grey-backed Tern

Grey-backed Tern, 35–37 cm, is a Pacific seabird breeding on islands from Hawaii to Micronesia and Polynesia. Pale grey back distinguishes it from the similar Bridled Tern; white below with black cap. Piscivore; surface-dips and shallow plunge-dives. Largely pelagic when not breeding.

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