Hartlaub's Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus hartlaubii comparé à Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Hartlaub's Gull African Skimmer
Nom scientifique Larus hartlaubii Rynchops flavirostris
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Laridae Laridae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 54,0 cm (21.3 in) 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
Poids 287,5 g (10.14 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1-5 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Hartlaub's Gull only

Aucun(e)

African Skimmer only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Hartlaub's Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Hartlaub's Gull

Hartlaub's Gull, 38–40 cm, is endemic to the Benguela Current coast of Namibia and South Africa. White with grey mantle, dark red bill. Resident; forages on beaches, at harbours, and over cold upwelling waters for fish offal and marine invertebrates. Population stable but range restricted.

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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