Hartlaub's Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus hartlaubii से तुलना Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Hartlaub's Gull African Skimmer
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus hartlaubii Rynchops flavirostris
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 54.0 cm (21.3 in) 66.4 cm (26.1 in)
वजन 287.5 g (10.14 oz) 165.66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-5 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Hartlaub's Gull only

कोई नहीं

African Skimmer only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Hartlaub's Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Hartlaub's Gull

Hartlaub's Gull, 38–40 cm, is endemic to the Benguela Current coast of Namibia and South Africa. White with grey mantle, dark red bill. Resident; forages on beaches, at harbours, and over cold upwelling waters for fish offal and marine invertebrates. Population stable but range restricted.

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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