Black-tailed Gull vs Grey-backed Tern

Larus crassirostris से तुलना Onychoprion lunatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black-tailed Gull Grey-backed Tern
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus crassirostris Onychoprion lunatus
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 72.8 cm (28.7 in) 52.2 cm (20.6 in)
वजन 675.0 g (23.81 oz) 126.21666666666665 g (4.45 oz)
आहार -- --
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Black-tailed Gull only

कोई नहीं

Grey-backed Tern only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Grey-backed 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.

Grey-backed Tern

Grey-backed Tern, 35–37 cm, is a Pacific seabird breeding on islands from Hawaii to Micronesia and Polynesia. Pale grey back distinguishes it from the similar Bridled Tern; white below with black cap. Piscivore; surface-dips and shallow plunge-dives. Largely pelagic when not breeding.

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