Heermann's Gull vs Sooty Tern

Larus heermanni مقارنةً بـ Onychoprion fuscatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Heermann's Gull Sooty Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus heermanni Onychoprion fuscatus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 67,2 cm (26.5 in) 56,1 cm (22.1 in)
الوزن 448,26666666666665 g (15.81 oz) 183,0 g (6.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Heermann's Gull only

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Sooty Tern only

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حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

Least Concern

Sooty Tern

About These Birds

Heermann's Gull

Heermann's Gull, 46–51 cm, is distinctive — dark grey body, white head (breeding), red bill. Breeds almost entirely on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California, then disperses north along the Pacific coast to British Columbia. Kleptoparasite; steals fish from Brown Pelicans. Near Threatened; range highly restricted.

Sooty Tern

Sooty Tern is a highly pelagic tern, 33–36 cm, wingspan 82–94 cm, breeding pantropically on oceanic islands. Jet-black above, white below, with a white forehead patch. Among the most aerial of birds; rarely lands on water. Piscivore; snaps fish and squid at the surface during mass prey events.

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