Franklin's Gull vs Aleutian Tern

Larus pipixcan مقارنةً بـ Onychoprion aleuticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Franklin's Gull Aleutian Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus pipixcan Onychoprion aleuticus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 55,9 cm (22.0 in) 52,4 cm (20.6 in)
الوزن 279,8333333333333 g (9.87 oz) 104,88 g (3.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Franklin's Gull only

بلا

Aleutian Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Franklin's Gull

Vulnerable

Aleutian Tern

About These Birds

Franklin's Gull

Franklin's Gull, 32–36 cm, makes one of the longest overland migrations of any gull, breeding on prairie marshes of North America and wintering on Pacific coasts of South America — a journey of 12,000+ km. Rosy-flushed underparts in spring; black hood with distinctive white eye-crescents. Insectivore.

Aleutian Tern

Aleutian Tern, 32–34 cm, breeds colonially in Alaska and Russian Far East, wintering in Southeast Asian waters — one of the most poorly tracked migrations among seabirds. Dark grey above, white below, black cap with white forehead. Piscivore; dives for small fish. Near Threatened.

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