Black-tailed Gull vs Grey-backed Tern

Larus crassirostris comparado con Onychoprion lunatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-tailed Gull Grey-backed Tern
Nombre científico Larus crassirostris Onychoprion lunatus
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 52,2 cm (20.6 in)
Peso 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 126,21666666666665 g (4.45 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Black-tailed Gull only

Ninguno

Grey-backed Tern only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Grey-backed Tern

About These Birds

Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull, 44–48 cm, is common on East Asian coasts from Russia to China, Japan, and Korea. Grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot and black subterminal band, yellow legs. Omnivore; very vocal, known as the 'cat gull' for its mewing calls. Migratory; winters south to Vietnam.

Grey-backed Tern

Grey-backed Tern, 35–37 cm, is a Pacific seabird breeding on islands from Hawaii to Micronesia and Polynesia. Pale grey back distinguishes it from the similar Bridled Tern; white below with black cap. Piscivore; surface-dips and shallow plunge-dives. Largely pelagic when not breeding.

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