Mediterranean Gull vs Chinese Crested Tern

Larus melanocephalus comparado con Thalasseus bernsteini

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Mediterranean Gull Chinese Crested Tern
Nombre científico Larus melanocephalus Thalasseus bernsteini
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 63,8 cm (25.1 in)
Peso 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 280,0 g (9.88 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-5 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Mediterranean Gull only

Chinese Crested Tern only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Critically Endangered

Chinese Crested 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.

Chinese Crested Tern

Chinese Crested Tern is Critically Endangered, fewer than 50 individuals known. Breeding sites on small rocky islands off eastern China; winters in Southeast Asia. Orange bill with yellow tip, black crest. Extremely similar to Greater Crested Tern; often overlooked in mixed colonies. Piscivore; plunge-dives.

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