African Skimmer vs Saunders's Gull

Rynchops flavirostris comparado con Saundersilarus saundersi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Skimmer Saunders's Gull
Nombre científico Rynchops flavirostris Saundersilarus saundersi
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Vulnerable
Longitud
Envergadura 66,4 cm (26.1 in) 54,8 cm (21.6 in)
Peso 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 195,0 g (6.88 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-5 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

African Skimmer only

Saunders's Gull only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Vulnerable

Saunders'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.

Saunders's Gull

Saunders's Gull, 29–32 cm, is a Vulnerable gull breeding in coastal saltmarshes of China and Korea, wintering along East Asian coasts to Vietnam. Black hood in breeding plumage, white wing-tip mirrors. Feeds on crustaceans and invertebrates in tidal mudflats. Threatened by reclamation of Yellow Sea tidal flats.

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