Mediterranean Gull vs Greater Crested Tern

Larus melanocephalus مقارنةً بـ Thalasseus bergii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Mediterranean Gull Greater Crested Tern
الاسم العلمي Larus melanocephalus Thalasseus bergii
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 71,6 cm (28.2 in)
الوزن 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 367,75 g (12.97 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Mediterranean Gull only

Greater Crested Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Least Concern

Greater Crested Tern

About These Birds

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull, 36–38 cm, has expanded dramatically since the 1970s, breeding across Europe from the Black Sea to Britain. Pure white body, jet-black hood in breeding plumage — the only gull with entirely white wingtips. Piscivore and invertivore; nests in colonies, often with Black-headed Gulls.

Greater Crested Tern

Greater Crested Tern, 43–48 cm, is the largest crested tern of the Indo-Pacific, breeding from South Africa to Japan and Australia. Yellow-green bill, prominent black crest, grey back. Colonial breeder on sand islands; plunge-dives for fish. Partially migratory; disperses across Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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