Black-tailed Gull vs Lesser Crested Tern

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Thalasseus bengalensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Lesser Crested Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Thalasseus bengalensis
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 58,6 cm (23.1 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 212,25 g (7.49 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Lesser Crested Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Lesser Crested 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.

Lesser Crested Tern

Lesser Crested Tern, 35–37 cm, breeds colonially on islands across the Indian Ocean and western Pacific, from Red Sea to Australia. Orange bill, black crest, grey mantle. Coastal piscivore; plunge-dives in tropical waters. Gregarious; often nests with Greater Crested Terns.

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