Black Tern vs White-winged Tern

Chlidonias niger compared with Chlidonias leucopterus

Key Differences

• Black Tern is Least Concern while White-winged Tern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tern	White-winged Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Charadriiformes (도요목)	Charadriiformes (도요목)
Family same	Laridae	Laridae
Genus same	Chlidonias	Chlidonias
Species	Chlidonias niger	Chlidonias leucopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Tern and White-winged Tern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chlidonias.

Conservation Status

Black Tern

LC — Least Concern

White-winged Tern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tern	White-winged Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-winged Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Black Tern

Black Tern(Chlidonias niger)은(는) IUCN 적색목록에서 최소관심종(LC)으로 분류됩니다. 분포 범위 전반에 걸쳐 광범위하게 분포하며 개체군이 안정적으로 유지되고 있어 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없습니다.

White-winged Tern

흰날개제비갈매기(Chlidonias leucopterus)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 평가 미완료(NE)입니다. 아직 IUCN 적색목록 기준으로 평가되지 않아 보전 상태가 결정되지 않았습니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States