Black-tailed Gull vs Black Skimmer

Larus crassirostris से तुलना Rynchops niger

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black-tailed Gull Black Skimmer
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus crassirostris Rynchops niger
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 72.8 cm (28.7 in) 73.1 cm (28.8 in)
वजन 675.0 g (23.81 oz) 293.6666666666667 g (10.36 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Black-tailed Gull only

कोई नहीं

Black Skimmer only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Least Concern

Black Skimmer

About These Birds

Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull, 44–48 cm, is common on East Asian coasts from Russia to China, Japan, and Korea. Grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot and black subterminal band, yellow legs. Omnivore; very vocal, known as the 'cat gull' for its mewing calls. Migratory; winters south to Vietnam.

Black Skimmer

Black Skimmer: 40–50 cm, the largest skimmer with jet black upperparts, white underparts, and an outsized red-and-black bill with protruding lower mandible. Inhabits large rivers, estuaries, and coastal lagoons of North and South America. Feeds at dawn and dusk by skimming water surface. Nests colonially on sandy beaches. Partly migratory.

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