Bed-jacket vs Gray-backed Tern

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Onychoprion lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Gray-backed Tern
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Aves (Birds)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family Sapindaceae Laridae
Genus Alectryon Onychoprion
Species Alectryon tomentosus Onychoprion lunatus

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Gray-backed Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Gray-backed Tern
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gray-backed Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gray-backed Tern

No description available.

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