European Herring Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus argentatus ile kıyaslandığında Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik European Herring Gull African Skimmer
Bilimsel Ad Larus argentatus Rynchops flavirostris
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 86,2 cm (33.9 in) 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
Ağırlık 1110,0 g (39.15 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

European Herring Gull only

African Skimmer only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

European Herring Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

European Herring Gull

European Herring Gull, 55–67 cm, wingspan 125–155 cm, is the archetypal large gull of Atlantic Europe. Silver-grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot, pink legs. Omnivore; scavenges in cities and harbours; drops molluscs to crack shells. Partially migratory; declining in recent decades.

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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