Black-tailed Gull vs Lesser Crested Tern

Larus crassirostris से तुलना Thalasseus bengalensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black-tailed Gull Lesser Crested Tern
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus crassirostris Thalasseus bengalensis
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 72.8 cm (28.7 in) 58.6 cm (23.1 in)
वजन 675.0 g (23.81 oz) 212.25 g (7.49 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Black-tailed Gull only

कोई नहीं

Lesser Crested Tern only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

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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