Black-tailed Gull vs Black-bellied Tern

Larus crassirostris comparado con Sterna acuticauda

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-tailed Gull Black-bellied Tern
Nombre científico Larus crassirostris Sterna acuticauda
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 44,8 cm (17.6 in)
Peso 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 159,5 g (5.63 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Black-tailed Gull only

Black-bellied Tern only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Endangered

Black-bellied 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.

Black-bellied Tern

Black-bellied Tern, 32–34 cm, is an Endangered freshwater tern of the Indian subcontinent, breeding on large river sandbars from Pakistan to Myanmar. Black belly contrasts with grey upperparts in breeding plumage; orange bill. Plunge-dives for small fish. Severely threatened by river modification.

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