Mediterranean Gull vs Least Tern

Larus melanocephalus مقارنةً بـ Sternula antillarum

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Mediterranean Gull Least Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus melanocephalus Sternula antillarum
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
الوزن 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 46,75 g (1.65 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Mediterranean Gull only

Least Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Least Concern

Least Tern

About These Birds

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull, 36–38 cm, has expanded dramatically since the 1970s, breeding across Europe from the Black Sea to Britain. Pure white body, jet-black hood in breeding plumage — the only gull with entirely white wingtips. Piscivore and invertivore; nests in colonies, often with Black-headed Gulls.

Least Tern

Least Tern is North America's smallest tern, 22–24 cm, breeding on sandy beaches and river sandbars from the Atlantic coast to the interior. Endangered (interior subspecies). Yellow bill, white forehead, grey upperparts. Hovers and plunge-dives for small fish in coastal and riverine habitats.

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