Andean Gull vs Sooty Tern

Larus serranus comparado con Onychoprion fuscatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Andean Gull Sooty Tern
Nombre científico Larus serranus Onychoprion fuscatus
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 70,6 cm (27.8 in) 56,1 cm (22.1 in)
Peso 478,0 g (16.86 oz) 183,0 g (6.46 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-4 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Andean Gull only

Sooty Tern only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Andean Gull

Least Concern

Sooty Tern

About These Birds

Andean Gull

Andean Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds at high-altitude Andean lakes from Colombia to Argentina, typically above 3000 m. Black hood in breeding plumage; white below with grey mantle. Largely insectivore, following cattle or foraging at lake edges. Partial altitudinal migrant descending to Pacific and Atlantic coasts in winter.

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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