Common Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus canus مقارنةً بـ Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Common Gull African Skimmer
الاسم العلمي Larus canus Rynchops flavirostris
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 70,2 cm (27.6 in) 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
الوزن 431,3333333333333 g (15.21 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-5 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Common Gull only

بلا

African Skimmer only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Common Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Common Gull

Common Gull, 40–46 cm, is a medium-sized gull breeding across boreal Europe and Asia, wintering on Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Smaller and more dove-like than Herring Gull; yellow-green bill without red spot. Omnivore; follows ploughs, forages on shorelines and playing fields. Partially migratory.

African Skimmer

African Skimmer: 36–42 cm, black-and-white skimmer with a long bright orange-yellow bill where the lower mandible is longer than the upper. Flies low over large rivers and lakes, cutting the water surface with the lower bill to catch fish. Resident and partial migrant along large rivers and lakes of sub-Saharan Africa. NT.

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