African Skimmer vs Sabine's Gull

Rynchops flavirostris comparado con Xema sabini

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Skimmer Sabine's Gull
Nombre científico Rynchops flavirostris Xema sabini
Orden Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familia Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 66,4 cm (26.1 in) 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Peso 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 182,16666666666666 g (6.43 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-5 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

African Skimmer only

Ninguno

Sabine's Gull only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

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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