Andean Gull vs Black-bellied Tern

Larus serranus مقارنةً بـ Sterna acuticauda

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andean Gull Black-bellied Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus serranus Sterna acuticauda
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 70,6 cm (27.8 in) 44,8 cm (17.6 in)
الوزن 478,0 g (16.86 oz) 159,5 g (5.63 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-4 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andean Gull only

Black-bellied Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andean Gull

Endangered

Black-bellied 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.

Black-bellied Tern

Black-bellied Tern, 32–34 cm, is an Endangered freshwater tern of the Indian subcontinent, breeding on large river sandbars from Pakistan to Myanmar. Black belly contrasts with grey upperparts in breeding plumage; orange bill. Plunge-dives for small fish. Severely threatened by river modification.

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