Least Tern vs Saunders's Tern

Sternula antillarum compared with Sternula saundersi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Tern	Saunders's 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	Sternula	Sternula
Species	Sternula antillarum	Sternula saundersi

Evolutionary Relationship

Least Tern and Saunders's Tern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sternula.

Conservation Status

Least Tern

LC — Least Concern

Saunders's Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Tern	Saunders's Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Saunders's Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway