Lesser Black-backed Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus fuscus verglichen mit Rynchops flavirostris

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Merkmal Lesser Black-backed Gull African Skimmer
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus fuscus Rynchops flavirostris
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 82,4 cm (32.4 in) 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
Gewicht 841,3333333333334 g (29.68 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Lesser Black-backed Gull only

African Skimmer only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull, 48–56 cm, breeds across Northern Europe and Iceland, undertaking one of the longest migrations of any large gull — to winter quarters in East Africa, India, and the Gulf. Slate-black mantle, yellow legs, yellow bill with red spot. Omnivore; increasingly winters in North America.

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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