Black-tailed Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus crassirostris verglichen mit Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-tailed Gull African Skimmer
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus crassirostris Rynchops flavirostris
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
Gewicht 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Black-tailed Gull only

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African Skimmer only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull, 44–48 cm, is common on East Asian coasts from Russia to China, Japan, and Korea. Grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot and black subterminal band, yellow legs. Omnivore; very vocal, known as the 'cat gull' for its mewing calls. Migratory; winters south to Vietnam.

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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