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Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger
Linnaeus, C, 1758
Rayador
Talha-mar
Family: Laridae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Rynchops nigra.

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EcoRegistros Revista - Related articles




Becasa de Mar (Limosa haemastica) y Playero Zancudo (Calidris himantopus), dos nuevos aportes a la avifauna acuática para la provincia de San Juan y menciones para aves con escasos registros (Comentarios: 7)
EcoRegistros Revista Nº 2 - Article Nº 12
Publish by: Francisco Lucero
Published date: 09/26/2012 10:09



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Number of Photography: 757

Foto
Photography ID: 676183
  Adult
Punta Rasa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/26/2015
Ramon Moller Jensen
Foto
Photography ID: 676181
 Punta Rasa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/26/2015
Ramon Moller Jensen
Foto
Photography ID: 675751
  Adult
Coronel Dorrego
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/25/2026
Roxana Larramendy
Foto
Photography ID: 673671
  Adult
Roldán
Santa Fe
Argentina
08/27/2025
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 673123
  Adult
Monte Hermoso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/09/2014
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea
Foto
Photography ID: 672936
  Adult
Nono
Córdoba
Argentina
02/11/2026
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 669752
 El Mollar
Tucumán
Argentina
01/02/2026
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 666469
  Adult
Laguna La Paloma, Maipú
Mendoza
Argentina
01/02/2026
Pablo Moreno



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 1



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Viviana Fuentes12/31/2025ArgentinaTucumánEl Mollar - Tafi Del Valle, Reserva Natural y Dique La AngosturaIndistinguishableN/ANoNo


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Number of Films: 9





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 Reports


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Number of Records: 1695



Page 1 of 170
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244290206/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del Monte1Diego Oscar
244132803/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Nicolas Olejnik
243963717/02/2026ArgentinaCórdobaNono--Cola del Dique La Viña, San AlbertoPablo Eguia
243547517/02/202619:37ArgentinaEntre RíosConcordia3Patricia Beatriz Benitez
243499017/02/202611:27ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa40Santiago Juan Torres
243498717/02/202611:19ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa10Santiago Juan Torres
243492417/02/202609:59ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida X 157, San Clemente del Tuyú22Santiago Juan Torres
243957813/02/2026ArgentinaCórdobaNono--Cola del Dique La Viña, San AlbertoPablo Eguia
243277611/02/2026ArgentinaCórdobaCola del dique La Viña, NonoJorge Schlemmer
243444907/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresGenera LavalleEsteban Argerich
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Bibliography related


Artículo Lucero, F. y J. C. Chebez. 2011. Nuevas citas y ampliación de la distribución de algunas aves en las provincias de San Juan, Mendoza y La Rioja. Nótulas Faunísticas N° 71. Fundación Félix de Azara.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.