Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

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 Nº 2 - Article Nº 12
Publish by: Francisco Lucero
Published date: 09/26/2012 10:09

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Photography ID: 636523
Adult
Sarasota
Florida
United States
05/08/2025
Susana Gomez

Photography ID: 507111
Adult
Viera Wetlands
Florida
United States
03/31/2016
Nino A. Grangetto

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2293534

08/05/2025

United States

Florida

Sarasota

Susana Gomez

544959

31/01/2017

United States

Florida

Merritt Island

Esteban Argerich

1637972

31/03/2016

United States

Florida

Viera Wetlands

Nino A. Grangetto

23231

08/01/2009

United States

Florida

Fort Desoto Park (st. Petersburg)

Pablo Meoniz

2048949

14/06/1997

United States

Florida

Fort Lauderdale

Marcelo Gavensky

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Bibliography related

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.