Black-tailed Gull vs Large-billed Tern

Larus crassirostris verglichen mit Phaetusa simplex

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-tailed Gull Large-billed Tern
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus crassirostris Phaetusa simplex
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 58,3 cm (23.0 in)
Gewicht 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 241,5 g (8.52 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Black-tailed Gull only

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Large-billed Tern only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Large-billed Tern

About These Birds

Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull, 44–48 cm, is common on East Asian coasts from Russia to China, Japan, and Korea. Grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot and black subterminal band, yellow legs. Omnivore; very vocal, known as the 'cat gull' for its mewing calls. Migratory; winters south to Vietnam.

Large-billed Tern

Large-billed Tern, 36–38 cm, is a distinctive South American freshwater tern of major river systems including the Amazon, Paraná, and Orinoco. Bold black and white plumage with a massive yellow bill and yellow feet. Piscivore; plunge-dives from height into rivers. Resident in tropical lowlands.

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