African Skimmer vs Chinese Crested Tern

Rynchops flavirostris 对比 Thalasseus bernsteini

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Skimmer Chinese Crested Tern
学名 Rynchops flavirostris Thalasseus bernsteini
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Laridae Laridae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 66.4 cm (26.1 in) 63.8 cm (25.1 in)
体重 165.66666666666666 g (5.84 oz) 280.0 g (9.88 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-5 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Skimmer only

Chinese Crested Tern only

保护状况

Least Concern

African Skimmer

Critically Endangered

Chinese Crested 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.

Chinese Crested Tern

Chinese Crested Tern is Critically Endangered, fewer than 50 individuals known. Breeding sites on small rocky islands off eastern China; winters in Southeast Asia. Orange bill with yellow tip, black crest. Extremely similar to Greater Crested Tern; often overlooked in mixed colonies. Piscivore; plunge-dives.

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