Mediterranean Gull vs Sooty Tern

Larus melanocephalus comparado con Onychoprion fuscatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Mediterranean Gull Sooty Tern
Nombre científico Larus melanocephalus Onychoprion fuscatus
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 56,1 cm (22.1 in)
Peso 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 183,0 g (6.46 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-5 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Mediterranean Gull only

Sooty Tern only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Least Concern

Sooty 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.

Sooty Tern

Sooty Tern is a highly pelagic tern, 33–36 cm, wingspan 82–94 cm, breeding pantropically on oceanic islands. Jet-black above, white below, with a white forehead patch. Among the most aerial of birds; rarely lands on water. Piscivore; snaps fish and squid at the surface during mass prey events.

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