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Indian Skimmer

Rynchops albicollis

Endangered

पंखों का फैलाव

74.4 cm

वजन

164.0 g

कुल

Laridae

गण

Charadriiformes

के बारे में

Indian Skimmer: 38–43 cm, black-and-white skimmer with an orange-and-yellow bill and white collar. Resident on large sandy rivers of the Indian subcontinent. VU. Feeds by skimming river surface with protruding lower mandible to catch fish. Severely threatened by sand-mining, dam building, and human disturbance at nesting colonies.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	74.4 cm	29.3 in
वजन	164.0 g	5.78 oz

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

संरक्षण स्थिति

Endangered

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 21-24 days.

अंडों की संख्या

2-5

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls)
कुल	Laridae (Gulls & Terns)
Genus	Rynchops
प्रजातियां	Rynchops albicollis

Distribution

Indian Skimmer has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded