Grey Gull vs Aleutian Tern

Larus modestus verglichen mit Onychoprion aleuticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Grey Gull Aleutian Tern
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus modestus Onychoprion aleuticus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 63,6 cm (25.0 in) 52,4 cm (20.6 in)
Gewicht 325,0 g (11.46 oz) 104,88 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-4 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Grey Gull only

Aleutian Tern only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Grey Gull

Vulnerable

Aleutian Tern

About These Birds

Grey Gull

Grey Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds in the Atacama Desert of Chile, one of the driest places on earth, nesting far from the coast. Uniform grey body, white head in breeding plumage. Each night adults fly 70–100 km to Humboldt Current coast to feed on fish and invertebrates before returning to chicks.

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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