Relict Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus relictus से तुलना Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Relict Gull African Skimmer
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus relictus Rynchops flavirostris
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Vulnerable Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 67.0 cm (26.4 in) 66.4 cm (26.1 in)
वजन 516.75 g (18.23 oz) 165.66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Relict Gull only

African Skimmer only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Vulnerable

Relict Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Relict Gull

Relict Gull, 44–46 cm, is a Vulnerable species breeding on remote saline lakes in Mongolia and northern China. Black hood with white eye-crescents, red bill, red legs. Very poorly known outside breeding season; winters on Yellow Sea coasts. Threatened by drought and wetland degradation.

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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