Andean Gull vs Sandwich Tern

Larus serranus مقارنةً بـ Thalasseus sandvicensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andean Gull Sandwich Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus serranus Thalasseus sandvicensis
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 70,6 cm (27.8 in) 57,7 cm (22.7 in)
الوزن 478,0 g (16.86 oz) 223,5 g (7.88 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-4 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andean Gull only

Sandwich Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Andean Gull

Least Concern

Sandwich 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.

Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern, 36–41 cm, is a widespread coastal tern breeding from Western Europe and the Caspian Sea to the Caribbean. Black cap with shaggy crest, slender black bill with a yellow tip. Plunge-dives forcefully for sand eels and sprats. Strongly migratory; European birds winter to West Africa.

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