Black-tailed Gull vs Antarctic Tern

Larus crassirostris verglichen mit Sterna vittata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-tailed Gull Antarctic Tern
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus crassirostris Sterna vittata
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 52,0 cm (20.5 in)
Gewicht 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 151,0 g (5.33 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Black-tailed Gull only

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Antarctic Tern only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Antarctic 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.

Antarctic Tern

Antarctic Tern, 31–38 cm, breeds on sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Peninsula, dispersing across the Southern Ocean in austral winter. Grey above, white below, with red bill and feet. Unlike Arctic Tern, does not undertake pole-to-pole migration; remains in high southern latitudes year-round.

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