Andean Gull vs Sandwich Tern

Larus serranus ile kıyaslandığında Thalasseus sandvicensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Andean Gull Sandwich Tern
Bilimsel Ad Larus serranus Thalasseus sandvicensis
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 70,6 cm (27.8 in) 57,7 cm (22.7 in)
Ağırlık 478,0 g (16.86 oz) 223,5 g (7.88 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-4 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Andean Gull only

Sandwich Tern only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Andean Gull

Least Concern

Sandwich 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.

Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern, 36–41 cm, is a widespread coastal tern breeding from Western Europe and the Caspian Sea to the Caribbean. Black cap with shaggy crest, slender black bill with a yellow tip. Plunge-dives forcefully for sand eels and sprats. Strongly migratory; European birds winter to West Africa.

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