African Skimmer vs Least Tern

Rynchops flavirostris से तुलना Sternula antillarum

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता African Skimmer Least Tern
वैज्ञानिक नाम Rynchops flavirostris Sternula antillarum
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 66.4 cm (26.1 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
वजन 165.66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 46.75 g (1.65 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-5 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

African Skimmer only

कोई नहीं

Least Tern only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Least Concern

Least 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.

Least Tern

Least Tern is North America's smallest tern, 22–24 cm, breeding on sandy beaches and river sandbars from the Atlantic coast to the interior. Endangered (interior subspecies). Yellow bill, white forehead, grey upperparts. Hovers and plunge-dives for small fish in coastal and riverine habitats.

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