Andean Gull vs White-cheeked Tern

Larus serranus ile kıyaslandığında Sterna repressa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Andean Gull White-cheeked Tern
Bilimsel Ad Larus serranus Sterna repressa
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 70,6 cm (27.8 in) 48,3 cm (19.0 in)
Ağırlık 478,0 g (16.86 oz) 118,75 g (4.19 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-4 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Andean Gull only

White-cheeked Tern only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Andean Gull

Least Concern

White-cheeked Tern

About These Birds

Andean Gull

Andean Gull, 45–48 cm, breeds at high-altitude Andean lakes from Colombia to Argentina, typically above 3000 m. Black hood in breeding plumage; white below with grey mantle. Largely insectivore, following cattle or foraging at lake edges. Partial altitudinal migrant descending to Pacific and Atlantic coasts in winter.

White-cheeked Tern

White-cheeked Tern, 32–34 cm, breeds around the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Indian Ocean coasts from East Africa to Pakistan. Grey above and below in breeding plumage, white cheek patch below the black cap. Piscivore; plunge-dives in coastal waters. Some movement to winter quarters in East African coasts.

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