Heermann's Gull vs Sandwich Tern

Larus heermanni से तुलना Thalasseus sandvicensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Heermann's Gull Sandwich Tern
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus heermanni Thalasseus sandvicensis
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 67.2 cm (26.5 in) 57.7 cm (22.7 in)
वजन 448.26666666666665 g (15.81 oz) 223.5 g (7.88 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Heermann's Gull only

कोई नहीं

Sandwich Tern only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

Least Concern

Sandwich Tern

About These Birds

Heermann's Gull

Heermann's Gull, 46–51 cm, is distinctive — dark grey body, white head (breeding), red bill. Breeds almost entirely on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California, then disperses north along the Pacific coast to British Columbia. Kleptoparasite; steals fish from Brown Pelicans. Near Threatened; range highly restricted.

Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern, 36–41 cm, is a widespread coastal tern breeding from Western Europe and the Caspian Sea to the Caribbean. Black cap with shaggy crest, slender black bill with a yellow tip. Plunge-dives forcefully for sand eels and sprats. Strongly migratory; European birds winter to West Africa.

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