African Skimmer vs Black-bellied Tern

Rynchops flavirostris 비교 대상 Sterna acuticauda

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 African Skimmer Black-bellied Tern
학명 Rynchops flavirostris Sterna acuticauda
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Laridae Laridae
보전 상태 Least Concern Endangered
체장
날개 폭 66.4 cm (26.1 in) 44.8 cm (17.6 in)
체중 165.66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 159.5 g (5.63 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1-5 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

African Skimmer only

Black-bellied Tern only

없음

보전 상태

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Endangered

Black-bellied 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.

Black-bellied Tern

Black-bellied Tern, 32–34 cm, is an Endangered freshwater tern of the Indian subcontinent, breeding on large river sandbars from Pakistan to Myanmar. Black belly contrasts with grey upperparts in breeding plumage; orange bill. Plunge-dives for small fish. Severely threatened by river modification.

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