Black-tailed Gull vs Fairy Tern

Larus crassirostris से तुलना Sternula nereis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black-tailed Gull Fairy Tern
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus crassirostris Sternula nereis
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Vulnerable
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 72.8 cm (28.7 in) 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
वजन 675.0 g (23.81 oz) 68.5 g (2.42 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Black-tailed Gull only

कोई नहीं

Fairy Tern only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Vulnerable

Fairy 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.

Fairy Tern

Fairy Tern, 22–25 cm, breeds in southern Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia on sandy beaches. White and pale grey with an orange-yellow bill; delicate and buoyant in flight. Piscivore; hovers and plunge-dives in shallow coastal and estuarine waters. Vulnerable due to beach disturbance.

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