Audouin's Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus audouinii verglichen mit Rynchops flavirostris

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Merkmal Audouin's Gull African Skimmer
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus audouinii Rynchops flavirostris
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 78,9 cm (31.1 in) 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
Gewicht 610,5 g (21.53 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-4 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Audouin's Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Audouin's Gull

Audouin's Gull, 44–48 cm, is a Near Threatened Mediterranean endemic, breeding mainly in the western basin. Coral-red bill with black and yellow band, grey mantle. Primarily piscivore; forages at sea at dusk for anchovies. Population recovered from 1,000 to over 20,000 pairs; now threatened by fishing bycatch.

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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