African Skimmer vs Saunders's Gull

Rynchops flavirostris comparé à Saundersilarus saundersi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut African Skimmer Saunders's Gull
Nom scientifique Rynchops flavirostris Saundersilarus saundersi
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Laridae Laridae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Vulnerable
Longueur
Envergure 66,4 cm (26.1 in) 54,8 cm (21.6 in)
Poids 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 195,0 g (6.88 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1-5 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

African Skimmer only

Saunders's Gull only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

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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