Andean Gull vs Yellow-billed Tern

Larus serranus مقارنةً بـ Sternula superciliaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andean Gull Yellow-billed Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus serranus Sternula superciliaris
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 70,6 cm (27.8 in) 33,8 cm (13.3 in)
الوزن 478,0 g (16.86 oz) 47,800000000000004 g (1.69 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-4 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andean Gull only

بلا

Yellow-billed Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andean Gull

Least Concern

Yellow-billed 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.

Yellow-billed Tern

Yellow-billed Tern, 22–24 cm, is a freshwater tern of the Amazon and Orinoco river systems in South America. Yellow bill and legs, grey back, black cap. Piscivore; hovers over rivers and lakes, diving for small fish. Resident year-round along major tropical waterways.

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