Black-tailed Gull vs Lesser Crested Tern

Larus crassirostris comparé à Thalasseus bengalensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Black-tailed Gull Lesser Crested Tern
Nom scientifique Larus crassirostris Thalasseus bengalensis
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Laridae Laridae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 58,6 cm (23.1 in)
Poids 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 212,25 g (7.49 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-3 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Black-tailed Gull only

Aucun(e)

Lesser Crested Tern only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Lesser Crested 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.

Lesser Crested Tern

Lesser Crested Tern, 35–37 cm, breeds colonially on islands across the Indian Ocean and western Pacific, from Red Sea to Australia. Orange bill, black crest, grey mantle. Coastal piscivore; plunge-dives in tropical waters. Gregarious; often nests with Greater Crested Terns.

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