Black-tailed Gull vs Forster's Tern

Larus crassirostris verglichen mit Sterna forsteri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-tailed Gull Forster's Tern
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus crassirostris Sterna forsteri
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 50,5 cm (19.9 in)
Gewicht 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 151,25 g (5.34 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Black-tailed Gull only

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Forster's Tern only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Forster's 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.

Forster's Tern

Forster's Tern, 33–36 cm, breeds in interior North American marshes and winters along both US coasts and into Mexico. Distinctive frosted silver upperparts and orange-based bill. In non-breeding plumage, shows a black eye-mask. Piscivore; hovers and plunge-dives in coastal bays and lagoons.

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