African Skimmer vs Antarctic Tern

Rynchops flavirostris مقارنةً بـ Sterna vittata

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Skimmer Antarctic Tern
الاسم العلمي Rynchops flavirostris Sterna vittata
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 66,4 cm (26.1 in) 52,0 cm (20.5 in)
الوزن 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 151,0 g (5.33 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Skimmer only

Antarctic Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Least Concern

Antarctic 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.

Antarctic Tern

Antarctic Tern, 31–38 cm, breeds on sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Peninsula, dispersing across the Southern Ocean in austral winter. Grey above, white below, with red bill and feet. Unlike Arctic Tern, does not undertake pole-to-pole migration; remains in high southern latitudes year-round.

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