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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ	African Skimmer	White-cheeked Tern
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์	Rynchops flavirostris	Sterna repressa
อันดับ	Charadriiformes	Charadriiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล	Laridae	Laridae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์	Least Concern	Least Concern
ความยาว	—	—
กว้างปีก	66.4 cm (26.1 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)
น้ำหนัก	165.66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)	118.75 g (4.19 oz)
อาหาร	--	--
จำนวนไข่	1-5	1-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

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🏖️ Coastal

African Skimmer only

🌿 Wetland

White-cheeked Tern only

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Least Concern

White-cheeked Tern

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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.

White-cheeked Tern

White-cheeked Tern, 32–34 cm, breeds around the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Indian Ocean coasts from East Africa to Pakistan. Grey above and below in breeding plumage, white cheek patch below the black cap. Piscivore; plunge-dives in coastal waters. Some movement to winter quarters in East African coasts.

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