Andean Gull vs White-cheeked Tern

Larus serranus से तुलना Sterna repressa

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Andean Gull White-cheeked Tern
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus serranus Sterna repressa
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 70.6 cm (27.8 in) 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
वजन 478.0 g (16.86 oz) 118.75 g (4.19 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-4 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Andean Gull only

White-cheeked Tern only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Andean Gull

Least Concern

White-cheeked Tern

About These Birds

Andean Gull

Andean Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds at high-altitude Andean lakes from Colombia to Argentina, typically above 3000 m. Black hood in breeding plumage; white below with grey mantle. Largely insectivore, following cattle or foraging at lake edges. Partial altitudinal migrant descending to Pacific and Atlantic coasts in winter.

White-cheeked Tern

White-cheeked Tern, 32–34 cm, breeds around the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Indian Ocean coasts from East Africa to Pakistan. Grey above and below in breeding plumage, white cheek patch below the black cap. Piscivore; plunge-dives in coastal waters. Some movement to winter quarters in East African coasts.

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