Large-billed Tern vs African Skimmer

Phaetusa simplex مقارنةً بـ Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Large-billed Tern African Skimmer
الاسم العلمي Phaetusa simplex Rynchops flavirostris
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 58,3 cm (23.0 in) 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
الوزن 241,5 g (8.52 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Large-billed Tern only

بلا

African Skimmer only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Large-billed Tern

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Large-billed Tern

Large-billed Tern, 36–38 cm, is a distinctive South American freshwater tern of major river systems including the Amazon, Paraná, and Orinoco. Bold black and white plumage with a massive yellow bill and yellow feet. Piscivore; plunge-dives from height into rivers. Resident in tropical lowlands.

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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