Slender-billed Gull vs Aleutian Tern

Larus genei verglichen mit Onychoprion aleuticus

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Merkmal Slender-billed Gull Aleutian Tern
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus genei Onychoprion aleuticus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 60,2 cm (23.7 in) 52,4 cm (20.6 in)
Gewicht 285,0 g (10.05 oz) 104,88 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Slender-billed Gull only

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Aleutian Tern only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Slender-billed Gull

Vulnerable

Aleutian Tern

About These Birds

Slender-billed Gull

Slender-billed Gull, 37–40 cm, breeds in Mediterranean and Black Sea saltmarshes and lagoons, wintering on West African coasts. Distinctive long slender bill gives a front-heavy profile; white head lacking hood, pinkish-white underparts. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in shallow coastal waters.

Aleutian Tern

Aleutian Tern, 32–34 cm, breeds colonially in Alaska and Russian Far East, wintering in Southeast Asian waters — one of the most poorly tracked migrations among seabirds. Dark grey above, white below, black cap with white forehead. Piscivore; dives for small fish. Near Threatened.

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