African Skimmer vs Chinese Crested Tern

Rynchops flavirostris مقارنةً بـ Thalasseus bernsteini

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Skimmer Chinese Crested Tern
الاسم العلمي Rynchops flavirostris Thalasseus bernsteini
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Laridae Laridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 66,4 cm (26.1 in) 63,8 cm (25.1 in)
الوزن 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 280,0 g (9.88 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Skimmer only

بلا

Chinese Crested Tern only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Critically Endangered

Chinese Crested 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.

Chinese Crested Tern

Chinese Crested Tern is Critically Endangered, fewer than 50 individuals known. Breeding sites on small rocky islands off eastern China; winters in Southeast Asia. Orange bill with yellow tip, black crest. Extremely similar to Greater Crested Tern; often overlooked in mixed colonies. Piscivore; plunge-dives.

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