Common Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus canus verglichen mit Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Common Gull African Skimmer
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus canus Rynchops flavirostris
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 70,2 cm (27.6 in) 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
Gewicht 431,3333333333333 g (15.21 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-5 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Common Gull only

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African Skimmer only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Common Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Common Gull

Common Gull, 40–46 cm, is a medium-sized gull breeding across boreal Europe and Asia, wintering on Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Smaller and more dove-like than Herring Gull; yellow-green bill without red spot. Omnivore; follows ploughs, forages on shorelines and playing fields. Partially migratory.

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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