Black-tailed Gull vs Yellow-billed Tern

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Sternula superciliaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Yellow-billed Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Sternula superciliaris
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 33,8 cm (13.3 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 47,800000000000004 g (1.69 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Yellow-billed Tern only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Yellow-billed 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.

Yellow-billed Tern

Yellow-billed Tern, 22–24 cm, is a freshwater tern of the Amazon and Orinoco river systems in South America. Yellow bill and legs, grey back, black cap. Piscivore; hovers over rivers and lakes, diving for small fish. Resident year-round along major tropical waterways.

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