African Skimmer vs Sabine's Gull

Rynchops flavirostris verglichen mit Xema sabini

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal African Skimmer Sabine's Gull
Wissenschaftlicher Name Rynchops flavirostris Xema sabini
Ordnung Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familie Laridae Laridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 66,4 cm (26.1 in) 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Gewicht 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 182,16666666666666 g (6.43 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-5 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

African Skimmer only

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Sabine's Gull only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Least Concern

Sabine's Gull

About These Birds

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.

Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull, 27–32 cm, is an elegant small gull breeding in Arctic tundra and wintering in the Humboldt and Benguela Current upwellings. Striking tricoloured wing pattern — dark primaries, grey secondaries, white inner wing. Long-distance migrant; crosses equator twice annually. Planktivore and piscivore.

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