Black-tailed Gull vs Antarctic Tern

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Sterna vittata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Antarctic Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Sterna vittata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 52,0 cm (20.5 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 151,0 g (5.33 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Antarctic Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Antarctic 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.

Antarctic Tern

Antarctic Tern, 31–38 cm, breeds on sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Peninsula, dispersing across the Southern Ocean in austral winter. Grey above, white below, with red bill and feet. Unlike Arctic Tern, does not undertake pole-to-pole migration; remains in high southern latitudes year-round.

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