Yellow-legged Gull vs African Skimmer

Larus michahellis so với Rynchops flavirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Yellow-legged Gull African Skimmer
Tên Khoa Học Larus michahellis Rynchops flavirostris
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Laridae Laridae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 84,6 cm (33.3 in) 66,4 cm (26.1 in)
Khối Lượng 1106,6666666666667 g (39.04 oz) 165,66666666666666 g (5.84 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Yellow-legged Gull only

Không

African Skimmer only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Yellow-legged Gull

Least Concern

African Skimmer

About These Birds

Yellow-legged Gull

Yellow-legged Gull, 52–68 cm, is the large gull of Mediterranean and Atlantic Iberian coasts. Yellow legs distinguish it from the pink-legged Herring Gull; darker grey mantle. Omnivore; highly adaptable — increasing in urban areas and landfills across southern Europe and North Africa.

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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