Lesser Black-backed Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus fuscus से तुलना Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Lesser Black-backed Gull African Skimmer
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus fuscus Rynchops flavirostris
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 82.4 cm (32.4 in) 66.4 cm (26.1 in)
वजन 841.3333333333334 g (29.68 oz) 165.66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Lesser Black-backed Gull only

African Skimmer only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull, 48–56 cm, breeds across Northern Europe and Iceland, undertaking one of the longest migrations of any large gull — to winter quarters in East Africa, India, and the Gulf. Slate-black mantle, yellow legs, yellow bill with red spot. Omnivore; increasingly winters in North America.

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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