Arctic Tern vs Saunders's Gull

Sterna paradisaea เปรียบเทียบกับ Saundersilarus saundersi

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Arctic Tern Saunders's Gull
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Sterna paradisaea Saundersilarus saundersi
อันดับ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Laridae Laridae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Vulnerable
ความยาว 34.0 cm (13.4 in)
กว้างปีก 80.0 cm (31.5 in) 54.8 cm (21.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 110.0 g (3.88 oz) 195.0 g (6.88 oz)
อาหาร Small fish and crustaceans caught by plunge-diving from the air. Hovers briefly before diving. --
จำนวนไข่ 2-3 1-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Arctic Tern 34.0 cm
Saunders's Gull
กว้างปีก
Arctic Tern 80.0 cm
Saunders's Gull 54.8 cm
น้ำหนัก
Arctic Tern 110.0 g
Saunders's Gull 195.0 g

Habitat Comparison

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Arctic Tern only

Saunders's Gull only

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Arctic Tern

Breeds on coastal and tundra habitats. Spends most of its life at sea over the open ocean. Nests in colonies on beaches and rocky shores.

Song & Call Comparison

Arctic Tern

เสียงร้อง

A sharp, grating 'kree-yah' alarm call. Also gives 'kik-kik-kik' near the nest. Highly aggressive vocally during the Arctic breeding season. Calls are harsh and insistent.

Saunders's Gull

Geographic Range & Migration

Arctic Tern

Breeds in the Arctic and sub-Arctic. Migrates to the Antarctic, experiencing two summers per year. Found on every ocean.

Saunders's Gull

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Arctic Tern

Vulnerable

Saunders's Gull

How to Tell Them Apart

Arctic Tern

ขนนก

Pale grey upperparts, white underparts with a black cap. Blood-red bill and short red legs. Deeply forked tail streamers. Winter adults lose the full black cap.

ปาก

Slender, pointed, bright red bill

Saunders's Gull

About These Birds

Arctic Tern

The Arctic tern holds the record for the longest known migration of any animal, traveling roughly 70,000 km annually from Arctic to Antarctic and back. Over its 30-year lifespan, it may fly the equivalent of three round trips to the Moon. This remarkable bird experiences more daylight than any other creature on Earth.

Saunders's Gull

Saunders's Gull, 29–32 cm, is a Vulnerable gull breeding in coastal saltmarshes of China and Korea, wintering along East Asian coasts to Vietnam. Black hood in breeding plumage, white wing-tip mirrors. Feeds on crustaceans and invertebrates in tidal mudflats. Threatened by reclamation of Yellow Sea tidal flats.

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