Andean Gull vs Antarctic Tern

Larus serranus مقارنةً بـ Sterna vittata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andean Gull Antarctic Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus serranus Sterna vittata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 70,6 cm (27.8 in) 52,0 cm (20.5 in)
الوزن 478,0 g (16.86 oz) 151,0 g (5.33 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-4 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andean Gull only

Antarctic Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andean Gull

Least Concern

Antarctic 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.

Antarctic Tern

Antarctic Tern, 31–38 cm, breeds on sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Peninsula, dispersing across the Southern Ocean in austral winter. Grey above, white below, with red bill and feet. Unlike Arctic Tern, does not undertake pole-to-pole migration; remains in high southern latitudes year-round.

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