African Skimmer vs Saunders's Gull

Rynchops flavirostris dibandingkan dengan Saundersilarus saundersi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut African Skimmer Saunders's Gull
Nama Ilmiah Rynchops flavirostris Saundersilarus saundersi
Ordo Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famili Laridae Laridae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Vulnerable
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 66,4 cm (26.1 in) 54,8 cm (21.6 in)
Berat 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 195,0 g (6.88 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 1-5 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

African Skimmer only

Saunders's Gull only

None

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Vulnerable

Saunders's Gull

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.

Saunders's Gull

Saunders's Gull, 29–32 cm, is a Vulnerable gull breeding in coastal saltmarshes of China and Korea, wintering along East Asian coasts to Vietnam. Black hood in breeding plumage, white wing-tip mirrors. Feeds on crustaceans and invertebrates in tidal mudflats. Threatened by reclamation of Yellow Sea tidal flats.

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