Black-tailed Gull vs Forster's Tern

Larus crassirostris ile kıyaslandığında Sterna forsteri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Black-tailed Gull Forster's Tern
Bilimsel Ad Larus crassirostris Sterna forsteri
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 50,5 cm (19.9 in)
Ağırlık 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 151,25 g (5.34 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Black-tailed Gull only

Hiçbiri

Forster's Tern only

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Forster's 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.

Forster's Tern

Forster's Tern, 33–36 cm, breeds in interior North American marshes and winters along both US coasts and into Mexico. Distinctive frosted silver upperparts and orange-based bill. In non-breeding plumage, shows a black eye-mask. Piscivore; hovers and plunge-dives in coastal bays and lagoons.

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