Black-tailed Gull vs Indian Skimmer

Larus crassirostris ile kıyaslandığında Rynchops albicollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Black-tailed Gull Indian Skimmer
Bilimsel Ad Larus crassirostris Rynchops albicollis
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 72,8 cm (28.7 in) 74,4 cm (29.3 in)
Ağırlık 675,0 g (23.81 oz) 164,0 g (5.78 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-3 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Black-tailed Gull only

Hiçbiri

Indian Skimmer only

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Black-tailed Gull

Endangered

Indian Skimmer

About These Birds

Black-tailed Gull

Black-tailed Gull, 44–48 cm, is common on East Asian coasts from Russia to China, Japan, and Korea. Grey mantle, white body, yellow bill with red spot and black subterminal band, yellow legs. Omnivore; very vocal, known as the 'cat gull' for its mewing calls. Migratory; winters south to Vietnam.

Indian Skimmer

Indian Skimmer: 38–43 cm, black-and-white skimmer with an orange-and-yellow bill and white collar. Resident on large sandy rivers of the Indian subcontinent. VU. Feeds by skimming river surface with protruding lower mandible to catch fish. Severely threatened by sand-mining, dam building, and human disturbance at nesting colonies.

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