African Skimmer vs Roseate Tern

Rynchops flavirostris ile kıyaslandığında Sterna dougallii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik African Skimmer Roseate Tern
Bilimsel Ad Rynchops flavirostris Sterna dougallii
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 66,4 cm (26.1 in) 44,8 cm (17.6 in)
Ağırlık 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 114,33333333333333 g (4.03 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-5 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

African Skimmer only

Hiçbiri

Roseate Tern only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Least Concern

Roseate Tern

About These Birds

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.

Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern, 33–36 cm, is a globally distributed but declining species, breeding on both sides of the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and Pacific. Nearly white with a rosy flush to breast in spring, very long tail streamers, and mostly black bill. Plunge-dives for small fish. Endangered in parts of range.

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