Andean Gull vs Sooty Tern

Larus serranus مقارنةً بـ Onychoprion fuscatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andean Gull Sooty Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus serranus Onychoprion fuscatus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 70,6 cm (27.8 in) 56,1 cm (22.1 in)
الوزن 478,0 g (16.86 oz) 183,0 g (6.46 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-4 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andean Gull only

Sooty Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andean Gull

Least Concern

Sooty Tern

About These Birds

Andean Gull

Andean Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds at high-altitude Andean lakes from Colombia to Argentina, typically above 3000 m. Black hood in breeding plumage; white below with grey mantle. Largely insectivore, following cattle or foraging at lake edges. Partial altitudinal migrant descending to Pacific and Atlantic coasts in winter.

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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