Long-tailed Jaeger vs Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudus verglichen mit Stercorarius pomarinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Long-tailed Jaeger Pomarine Jaeger
Wissenschaftlicher Name Stercorarius longicaudus Stercorarius pomarinus
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Stercorariidae Stercorariidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 60,3 cm (23.7 in) 70,2 cm (27.6 in)
Gewicht 315,75 g (11.14 oz) 760,5 g (26.83 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Long-tailed Jaeger only

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Pomarine Jaeger only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Long-tailed Jaeger

Least Concern

Pomarine Jaeger

About These Birds

Long-tailed Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger, 48–53 cm body plus up to 25 cm tail streamers, is the most elegant jaeger, breeding on Arctic and sub-Arctic tundra worldwide. Feeds primarily on lemmings on the breeding grounds; transitions to pelagic planktivore and piscivore on the ocean. Migrates to subantarctic waters — one of the longest migrations.

Pomarine Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger, 46–51 cm plus twisted spoon-shaped central tail feathers, is the largest of the three small jaegers. Breeds on Russian and Canadian Arctic tundra; lemming-dependent on breeding grounds. Heavily built; pirates food from other seabirds at sea and scavenges at whale carcasses. Pelagic in winter.

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