Least Tern vs Yellow-billed Tern

Sternula antillarum compared with Sternula superciliaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Tern	Yellow-billed Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order same	Charadriiformes (Yağmur kuşları)	Charadriiformes (Yağmur kuşları)
Family same	Laridae	Laridae
Genus same	Sternula	Sternula
Species	Sternula antillarum	Sternula superciliaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Least Tern and Yellow-billed Tern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sternula.

Conservation Status

Least Tern

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-billed Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Tern	Yellow-billed 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.

Yellow-billed Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela