African Skimmer vs Antarctic Tern

Rynchops flavirostris से तुलना Sterna vittata

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता African Skimmer Antarctic Tern
वैज्ञानिक नाम Rynchops flavirostris Sterna vittata
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 66.4 cm (26.1 in) 52.0 cm (20.5 in)
वजन 165.66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 151.0 g (5.33 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-5 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

African Skimmer only

Antarctic Tern only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Least Concern

Antarctic 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.

Antarctic Tern

Antarctic Tern, 31–38 cm, breeds on sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Peninsula, dispersing across the Southern Ocean in austral winter. Grey above, white below, with red bill and feet. Unlike Arctic Tern, does not undertake pole-to-pole migration; remains in high southern latitudes year-round.

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