African Skimmer vs Chinese Crested Tern

Rynchops flavirostris comparado com Thalasseus bernsteini

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Skimmer Chinese Crested Tern
Nome científico Rynchops flavirostris Thalasseus bernsteini
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Laridae Laridae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Critically Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 66,4 cm (26.1 in) 63,8 cm (25.1 in)
Peso 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 280,0 g (9.88 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-5 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

African Skimmer only

Nenhum

Chinese Crested Tern only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Critically Endangered

Chinese Crested 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.

Chinese Crested Tern

Chinese Crested Tern is Critically Endangered, fewer than 50 individuals known. Breeding sites on small rocky islands off eastern China; winters in Southeast Asia. Orange bill with yellow tip, black crest. Extremely similar to Greater Crested Tern; often overlooked in mixed colonies. Piscivore; plunge-dives.

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