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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

Synonyms: Rynchops nigra.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 574216
 Finca Lagunilla
Salta
Argentina
02/04/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 467379
  Adult
Tapera de López
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/08/2021
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 420663
 Comodoro Rivadavia
Chubut
Argentina
02/09/2020
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 130039
  Adult
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
12/07/2015
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 62055
  Adult
Tapera de López
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/06/2014
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 42962
  Adult
San Antonio Oeste
Río Negro
Argentina
03/03/2014
Jorge La Grotteria



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242053024/01/202622:31ArgentinaEntre RíosCostanera, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
242053223/01/202622:31ArgentinaEntre RíosCostanera, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
241548413/01/202606:40ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida Costanera 1280, San Clemente del Tuyú1Jorge La Grotteria
240931902/01/202620:11ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
240411126/12/202520:03ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
235886013/09/2025ColombiaBolívarCiénaga de la Virgen - Manglares4Jorge La Grotteria
202107707/04/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa7Jorge La Grotteria
202083806/04/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino a Punta Rasa, Reserva Natural Punta Rasa20Jorge La Grotteria
202063306/04/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida XI 225, San Clemente del Tuyú100Jorge La Grotteria
196476004/02/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino sin nombrar (-24,766023, -65,311597), Finca Lagunilla4Jorge La Grotteria
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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 11/03/2026.