Mediterranean Gull vs Bridled Tern

Larus melanocephalus verglichen mit Onychoprion anaethetus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Mediterranean Gull Bridled Tern
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus melanocephalus Onychoprion anaethetus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 54,7 cm (21.5 in)
Gewicht 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 129,13333333333333 g (4.56 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-5 1
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Mediterranean Gull only

Bridled Tern only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Least Concern

Bridled Tern

About These Birds

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull, 36–38 cm, has expanded dramatically since the 1970s, breeding across Europe from the Black Sea to Britain. Pure white body, jet-black hood in breeding plumage — the only gull with entirely white wingtips. Piscivore and invertivore; nests in colonies, often with Black-headed Gulls.

Bridled Tern

Bridled Tern, 30–32 cm, breeds on tropical islands across the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic. Dark brownish-black above with a white forehead stripe extending behind the eye — the diagnostic 'bridle'. Pelagic outside breeding; piscivore, takes fish and squid at the surface.

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