Heermann's Gull vs Indian Skimmer

Larus heermanni से तुलना Rynchops albicollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Heermann's Gull Indian Skimmer
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus heermanni Rynchops albicollis
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Endangered
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 67.2 cm (26.5 in) 74.4 cm (29.3 in)
वजन 448.26666666666665 g (15.81 oz) 164.0 g (5.78 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-2 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Heermann's Gull only

कोई नहीं

Indian Skimmer only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Heermann's Gull

Endangered

Indian Skimmer

About These Birds

Heermann's Gull

Heermann's Gull, 46–51 cm, is distinctive — dark grey body, white head (breeding), red bill. Breeds almost entirely on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California, then disperses north along the Pacific coast to British Columbia. Kleptoparasite; steals fish from Brown Pelicans. Near Threatened; range highly restricted.

Indian Skimmer

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.

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