Pallas's Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus ichthyaetus comparado con Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pallas's Gull African Skimmer
Nombre científico Larus ichthyaetus Rynchops flavirostris
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 94,2 cm (37.1 in) 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
Peso 1413,3333333333333 g (49.85 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Pallas's Gull only

Ninguno

African Skimmer only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pallas's Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Pallas's Gull

Pallas's Gull, 57–61 cm, is the world's largest hooded gull, breeding on Central Asian lakes and wintering in the Indian Ocean. Massive yellow bill with orange tip, black hood with white eye-crescents. Piscivore; plunge-dives and pirates food from other seabirds. Partially migratory.

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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