Black-tailed Gull vs Black-bellied Tern

Larus crassirostris в сравнении с Sterna acuticauda

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Характеристика Black-tailed Gull Black-bellied Tern
Научное название Larus crassirostris Sterna acuticauda
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Laridae Laridae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 44,8 cm (17.6 in)
Масса 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 159,5 g (5.63 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Black-tailed Gull only

Black-bellied Tern only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Endangered

Black-bellied 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.

Black-bellied Tern

Black-bellied Tern, 32–34 cm, is an Endangered freshwater tern of the Indian subcontinent, breeding on large river sandbars from Pakistan to Myanmar. Black belly contrasts with grey upperparts in breeding plumage; orange bill. Plunge-dives for small fish. Severely threatened by river modification.

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