Andean Gull vs Antarctic Tern

Larus serranus से तुलना Sterna vittata

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Andean Gull Antarctic Tern
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus serranus Sterna vittata
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 70.6 cm (27.8 in) 52.0 cm (20.5 in)
वजन 478.0 g (16.86 oz) 151.0 g (5.33 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-4 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Andean Gull only

Antarctic Tern only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Andean Gull

Least Concern

Antarctic 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.

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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