African Skimmer vs Roseate Tern

Rynchops flavirostris مقارنةً بـ Sterna dougallii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Skimmer Roseate Tern
الاسم العلمي Rynchops flavirostris Sterna dougallii
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 66,4 cm (26.1 in) 44,8 cm (17.6 in)
الوزن 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 114,33333333333333 g (4.03 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Skimmer only

بلا

Roseate Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Least Concern

Roseate Tern

About These Birds

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.

Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern, 33–36 cm, is a globally distributed but declining species, breeding on both sides of the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and Pacific. Nearly white with a rosy flush to breast in spring, very long tail streamers, and mostly black bill. Plunge-dives for small fish. Endangered in parts of range.

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