African Skimmer vs Common Tern

Rynchops flavirostris से तुलना Sterna hirundo

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता African Skimmer Common Tern
वैज्ञानिक नाम Rynchops flavirostris Sterna hirundo
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 66.4 cm (26.1 in) 50.7 cm (20.0 in)
वजन 165.66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 125.75 g (4.44 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-5 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

African Skimmer only

कोई नहीं

Common Tern only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Least Concern

Common Tern

About These Birds

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.

Common Tern

Common Tern, 31–35 cm, wingspan 77–98 cm, is among the most widespread seabirds, breeding across the Holarctic and wintering in the Southern Hemisphere. Grey back, white below, orange-red bill with dark tip, black cap. Plunge-dives for fish. One of the longest-distance migrants in the Northern Hemisphere.

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