Heermann's Gull vs Chinese Crested Tern

Larus heermanni مقارنةً بـ Thalasseus bernsteini

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Heermann's Gull Chinese Crested Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus heermanni Thalasseus bernsteini
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 67,2 cm (26.5 in) 63,8 cm (25.1 in)
الوزن 448,26666666666665 g (15.81 oz) 280,0 g (9.88 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Heermann's Gull only

بلا

Chinese Crested Tern only

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

Critically Endangered

Chinese Crested 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.

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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