To illustrate similarities between Black Skimmers and other large members of the Tern family,
check these images... Only with their oddly shaped beaks do Skimmers with a wingspan
of +/- 18” and 265 to 365g, beat Royal Terns (20“ - 350 to 450g) in size. Wings of Sandwich
Terns don’t measure more than about 17 inches, weight is a lighter 180 to 300g.
<Photograph by Wolf Peter Weber of a lwide winged Royal Tern in flight>
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