African Skimmer vs Yellow-billed Tern

Rynchops flavirostris से तुलना Sternula superciliaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता African Skimmer Yellow-billed Tern
वैज्ञानिक नाम Rynchops flavirostris Sternula superciliaris
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 66.4 cm (26.1 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
वजन 165.66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 47.800000000000004 g (1.69 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-5 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

African Skimmer only

कोई नहीं

Yellow-billed Tern only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Least Concern

Yellow-billed 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.

Yellow-billed Tern

Yellow-billed Tern, 22–24 cm, is a freshwater tern of the Amazon and Orinoco river systems in South America. Yellow bill and legs, grey back, black cap. Piscivore; hovers over rivers and lakes, diving for small fish. Resident year-round along major tropical waterways.

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