Brown-hooded Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus maculipennis verglichen mit Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Brown-hooded Gull African Skimmer
Wissenschaftlicher Name Larus maculipennis Rynchops flavirostris
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 58,2 cm (22.9 in) 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
Gewicht 364,5 g (12.86 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-4 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Brown-hooded Gull only

African Skimmer only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Brown-hooded Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Brown-hooded Gull

Brown-hooded Gull, 35–38 cm, breeds on freshwater lakes and coastal areas of southern South America from Chile to Argentina. Reddish bill, brown-chocolate hood in breeding plumage. Coastal and inland omnivore; follows fishing boats and ploughs. Winters north along both coasts.

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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