Slender-billed Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus genei so với Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Slender-billed Gull African Skimmer
Tên Khoa Học Larus genei Rynchops flavirostris
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Laridae Laridae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 60,2 cm (23.7 in) 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
Khối Lượng 285,0 g (10.05 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Slender-billed Gull only

Không

African Skimmer only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Slender-billed Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Slender-billed Gull

Slender-billed Gull, 37–40 cm, breeds in Mediterranean and Black Sea saltmarshes and lagoons, wintering on West African coasts. Distinctive long slender bill gives a front-heavy profile; white head lacking hood, pinkish-white underparts. Feeds on fish and invertebrates in shallow coastal waters.

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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