Blue Noddy vs African Skimmer

Anous ceruleus 比較対象 Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Blue Noddy African Skimmer
学名 Anous ceruleus Rynchops flavirostris
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Laridae Laridae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 35.2 cm (13.9 in) 66.4 cm (26.1 in)
体重 51.85 g (1.83 oz) 165.66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Blue Noddy only

None

African Skimmer only

保全状況

Least Concern

Blue Noddy

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Blue Noddy

Blue Noddy is a tiny seabird, 25–28 cm, restricted to tropical Pacific atolls including Hawaii and Tuamotu. Pale blue-grey above, whitish below, with a distinctive pale cap. Piscivore; flutters low over lagoons picking prey from the surface. Near Threatened.

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.

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