Black-tailed Gull vs Indian Skimmer

Larus crassirostris comparado con Rynchops albicollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-tailed Gull Indian Skimmer
Nombre científico Larus crassirostris Rynchops albicollis
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 74,4 cm (29.3 in)
Peso 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 164,0 g (5.78 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Black-tailed Gull only

Ninguno

Indian Skimmer only

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Endangered

Indian 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.

Indian Skimmer

Indian Skimmer: 38–43 cm, black-and-white skimmer with an orange-and-yellow bill and white collar. Resident on large sandy rivers of the Indian subcontinent. VU. Feeds by skimming river surface with protruding lower mandible to catch fish. Severely threatened by sand-mining, dam building, and human disturbance at nesting colonies.

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