Black-tailed Gull vs Black Skimmer

Larus crassirostris مقارنةً بـ Rynchops niger

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-tailed Gull Black Skimmer
الاسم العلمي Larus crassirostris Rynchops niger
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 73,1 cm (28.8 in)
الوزن 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 293,6666666666667 g (10.36 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-tailed Gull only

بلا

Black Skimmer only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Black Skimmer

About These Birds

Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull, 44–48 cm, is common on East Asian coasts from Russia to China, Japan, and Korea. Grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot and black subterminal band, yellow legs. Omnivore; very vocal, known as the 'cat gull' for its mewing calls. Migratory; winters south to Vietnam.

Black Skimmer

Black Skimmer: 40–50 cm, the largest skimmer with jet black upperparts, white underparts, and an outsized red-and-black bill with protruding lower mandible. Inhabits large rivers, estuaries, and coastal lagoons of North and South America. Feeds at dawn and dusk by skimming water surface. Nests colonially on sandy beaches. Partly migratory.

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