Franklin's Gull vs Aleutian Tern

Larus pipixcan verglichen mit Onychoprion aleuticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Franklin's Gull Aleutian Tern
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus pipixcan Onychoprion aleuticus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 55,9 cm (22.0 in) 52,4 cm (20.6 in)
Gewicht 279,8333333333333 g (9.87 oz) 104,88 g (3.70 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-3 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Franklin's Gull only

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Aleutian Tern only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Franklin's Gull

Vulnerable

Aleutian Tern

About These Birds

Franklin's Gull

Franklin's Gull, 32–36 cm, makes one of the longest overland migrations of any gull, breeding on prairie marshes of North America and wintering on Pacific coasts of South America — a journey of 12,000+ km. Rosy-flushed underparts in spring; black hood with distinctive white eye-crescents. Insectivore.

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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