Short-billed Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus brachyrhynchus comparado con Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Short-billed Gull African Skimmer
Nombre científico Larus brachyrhynchus Rynchops flavirostris
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
Peso 395,0 g (13.93 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-5 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Short-billed Gull only

African Skimmer only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Not Evaluated

Short-billed Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Short-billed Gull

La gaviota de pico corto es una gaviota norteamericana que cría en Alaska y el noroeste de Canadá y pasa el invierno en la costa del Pacífico.

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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