Heermann's Gull vs Chinese Crested Tern

Larus heermanni verglichen mit Thalasseus bernsteini

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Heermann's Gull Chinese Crested Tern
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus heermanni Thalasseus bernsteini
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 67,2 cm (26.5 in) 63,8 cm (25.1 in)
Gewicht 448,26666666666665 g (15.81 oz) 280,0 g (9.88 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 1
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Chinese Crested Tern only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

Critically Endangered

Chinese Crested Tern

About These Birds

Heermann's Gull

Heermann's Gull, 46–51 cm, is distinctive — dark grey body, white head (breeding), red bill. Breeds almost entirely on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California, then disperses north along the Pacific coast to British Columbia. Kleptoparasite; steals fish from Brown Pelicans. Near Threatened; range highly restricted.

Chinese Crested Tern

Chinese Crested Tern is Critically Endangered, fewer than 50 individuals known. Breeding sites on small rocky islands off eastern China; winters in Southeast Asia. Orange bill with yellow tip, black crest. Extremely similar to Greater Crested Tern; often overlooked in mixed colonies. Piscivore; plunge-dives.

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