African Skimmer vs Yellow-billed Tern

Rynchops flavirostris ile kıyaslandığında Sternula superciliaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik African Skimmer Yellow-billed Tern
Bilimsel Ad Rynchops flavirostris Sternula superciliaris
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Laridae Laridae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 66,4 cm (26.1 in) 33,8 cm (13.3 in)
Ağırlık 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 47,800000000000004 g (1.69 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-5 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

African Skimmer only

Hiçbiri

Yellow-billed Tern only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Least Concern

Yellow-billed 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.

Yellow-billed Tern

Yellow-billed Tern, 22–24 cm, is a freshwater tern of the Amazon and Orinoco river systems in South America. Yellow bill and legs, grey back, black cap. Piscivore; hovers over rivers and lakes, diving for small fish. Resident year-round along major tropical waterways.

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