Slender-billed Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus genei ile kıyaslandığında Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Slender-billed Gull African Skimmer
Bilimsel Ad Larus genei Rynchops flavirostris
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 60,2 cm (23.7 in) 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
Ağırlık 285,0 g (10.05 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Slender-billed Gull only

Hiçbiri

African Skimmer only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Slender-billed Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Slender-billed Gull

Slender-billed Gull, 37–40 cm, breeds in Mediterranean and Black Sea saltmarshes and lagoons, wintering on West African coasts. Distinctive long slender bill gives a front-heavy profile; white head lacking hood, pinkish-white underparts. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in shallow coastal waters.

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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