Sooty Gull vs Aleutian Tern

Larus hemprichii verglichen mit Onychoprion aleuticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Sooty Gull Aleutian Tern
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus hemprichii Onychoprion aleuticus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 68,2 cm (26.9 in) 52,4 cm (20.6 in)
Gewicht 455,0 g (16.05 oz) 104,88 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Sooty Gull only

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Aleutian Tern only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Sooty Gull

Vulnerable

Aleutian Tern

About These Birds

Sooty Gull

Sooty Gull, 43–47 cm, breeds around the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Indian Ocean coasts. Sooty brown head and upper breast in breeding plumage, dark greenish bill with red and yellow tip. Omnivore; scavenges fish offal at ports and forages along rocky shores. Resident throughout year on breeding coasts.

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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