Black-tailed Gull vs Indian Skimmer

Larus crassirostris в сравнении с Rynchops albicollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Black-tailed Gull Indian Skimmer
Научное название Larus crassirostris Rynchops albicollis
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Laridae Laridae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 74,4 cm (29.3 in)
Масса 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 164,0 g (5.78 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-3 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Black-tailed Gull only

Нет

Indian Skimmer only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Endangered

Indian Skimmer

About These Birds

Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull, 44–48 cm, is common on East Asian coasts from Russia to China, Japan, and Korea. Grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot and black subterminal band, yellow legs. Omnivore; very vocal, known as the 'cat gull' for its mewing calls. Migratory; winters south to Vietnam.

Indian Skimmer

Indian Skimmer: 38–43 cm, black-and-white skimmer with an orange-and-yellow bill and white collar. Resident on large sandy rivers of the Indian subcontinent. VU. Feeds by skimming river surface with protruding lower mandible to catch fish. Severely threatened by sand-mining, dam building, and human disturbance at nesting colonies.

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