Short-billed Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus brachyrhynchus ile kıyaslandığında Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Short-billed Gull African Skimmer
Bilimsel Ad Larus brachyrhynchus Rynchops flavirostris
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Not Evaluated Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
Ağırlık 395,0 g (13.93 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-5 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Short-billed Gull only

African Skimmer only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Not Evaluated

Short-billed Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Short-billed Gull

Short-billed Gull, 40–45 cm, breeds in interior Alaska and western Canada, wintering on the Pacific coast. Recently split from Common Gull; slightly smaller with a shorter bill and more rounded head. Omnivore; often inland on grasslands and agricultural fields during migration. Migratory.

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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