Black-tailed Gull vs Sandwich Tern

Larus crassirostris comparado con Thalasseus sandvicensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-tailed Gull Sandwich Tern
Nombre científico Larus crassirostris Thalasseus sandvicensis
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 57,7 cm (22.7 in)
Peso 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 223,5 g (7.88 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Black-tailed Gull only

Ninguno

Sandwich Tern only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Sandwich 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.

Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern, 36–41 cm, is a widespread coastal tern breeding from Western Europe and the Caspian Sea to the Caribbean. Black cap with shaggy crest, slender black bill with a yellow tip. Plunge-dives forcefully for sand eels and sprats. Strongly migratory; European birds winter to West Africa.

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