African Skimmer vs Little Tern

Rynchops flavirostris ile kıyaslandığında Sternula albifrons

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik African Skimmer Little Tern
Bilimsel Ad Rynchops flavirostris Sternula albifrons
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 66,4 cm (26.1 in) 33,9 cm (13.3 in)
Ağırlık 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 55,0 g (1.94 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-5 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

African Skimmer only

Hiçbiri

Little Tern only

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Least Concern

Little 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.

Little Tern

Little Tern is one of the world's smallest terns, 21–25 cm, breeding along coastlines and rivers across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. White below, grey above, with a yellow bill tipped black and a white forehead patch. Hovers and plunge-dives for small fish. Migratory; winters in tropical coasts.

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