Black-tailed Gull vs Chinese Crested Tern

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Thalasseus bernsteini

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Chinese Crested Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Thalasseus bernsteini
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 63,8 cm (25.1 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 280,0 g (9.88 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Chinese Crested Tern only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Critically Endangered

Chinese 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.

Chinese Crested Tern

Chinese Crested Tern is Critically Endangered, fewer than 50 individuals known. Breeding sites on small rocky islands off eastern China; winters in Southeast Asia. Orange bill with yellow tip, black crest. Extremely similar to Greater Crested Tern; often overlooked in mixed colonies. Piscivore; plunge-dives.

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