Heermann's Gull vs Chinese Crested Tern

Larus heermanni ile kıyaslandığında Thalasseus bernsteini

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Heermann's Gull Chinese Crested Tern
Bilimsel Ad Larus heermanni Thalasseus bernsteini
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Critically Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 67,2 cm (26.5 in) 63,8 cm (25.1 in)
Ağırlık 448,26666666666665 g (15.81 oz) 280,0 g (9.88 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Heermann's Gull only

Hiçbiri

Chinese Crested Tern only

Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

Critically Endangered

Chinese Crested Tern

About These Birds

Heermann's Gull

Heermann's Gull, 46–51 cm, is distinctive — dark grey body, white head (breeding), red bill. Breeds almost entirely on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California, then disperses north along the Pacific coast to British Columbia. Kleptoparasite; steals fish from Brown Pelicans. Near Threatened; range highly restricted.

Chinese Crested Tern

Chinese Crested Tern is Critically Endangered, fewer than 50 individuals known. Breeding sites on small rocky islands off eastern China; winters in Southeast Asia. Orange bill with yellow tip, black crest. Extremely similar to Greater Crested Tern; often overlooked in mixed colonies. Piscivore; plunge-dives.

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