African Skimmer

Rynchops flavirostris

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

66.4 cm

वजन

165.66666666666666 g

कुल

Laridae

गण

Charadriiformes

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के बारे में

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.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	66.4 cm	26.1 in
वजन	165.66666666666666 g	5.84 oz

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 21 days. Fledging: 28 days.

अंडों की संख्या

1-5

वर्गिकी

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

Distribution

African Skimmer has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded