Mediterranean Gull vs Chinese Crested Tern

Larus melanocephalus مقارنةً بـ Thalasseus bernsteini

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Mediterranean Gull Chinese Crested Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus melanocephalus Thalasseus bernsteini
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 63,8 cm (25.1 in)
الوزن 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 280,0 g (9.88 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Mediterranean Gull only

Chinese Crested Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Critically Endangered

Chinese Crested 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.

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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