Black-tailed Gull vs Antarctic Tern

Larus crassirostris से तुलना Sterna vittata

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black-tailed Gull Antarctic Tern
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus crassirostris Sterna vittata
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 72.8 cm (28.7 in) 52.0 cm (20.5 in)
वजन 675.0 g (23.81 oz) 151.0 g (5.33 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Black-tailed Gull only

कोई नहीं

Antarctic Tern only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Antarctic 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.

Antarctic Tern

Antarctic Tern, 31–38 cm, breeds on sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Peninsula, dispersing across the Southern Ocean in austral winter. Grey above, white below, with red bill and feet. Unlike Arctic Tern, does not undertake pole-to-pole migration; remains in high southern latitudes year-round.

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