Franklin's Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus pipixcan ile kıyaslandığında Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Franklin's Gull African Skimmer
Bilimsel Ad Larus pipixcan Rynchops flavirostris
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 55,9 cm (22.0 in) 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
Ağırlık 279,8333333333333 g (9.87 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Franklin's Gull only

African Skimmer only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Franklin's Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Franklin's Gull

Franklin's Gull, 32–36 cm, makes one of the longest overland migrations of any gull, breeding on prairie marshes of North America and wintering on Pacific coasts of South America — a journey of 12,000+ km. Rosy-flushed underparts in spring; black hood with distinctive white eye-crescents. Insectivore.

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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