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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
229091006/04/2025ParaguayCordilleraPuerto Olivares12Dominic Oviedo Löwen
221813315/12/2024ParaguaySan PedroNautica Cardenal1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
221813214/12/2024ParaguaySan PedroNautica Cardenal3Dominic Oviedo Löwen
221813621/09/2024ParaguayCentral Lambaré12Dominic Oviedo Löwen
221813914/09/2024ParaguaySan PedroBanco De Arena1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
221814029/11/2023ParaguaySan PedroLaguna Blanca6Dominic Oviedo Löwen
221813011/09/2022ParaguayCentral Central1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
221813415/01/2022ParaguaySan PedroNautica Cardenal7Dominic Oviedo Löwen
221813519/09/2021ParaguayCentralPuerto Pabla3Dominic Oviedo Löwen
221812812/09/2021ParaguaySan PedroBanco De Arena3Dominic Oviedo Löwen
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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 12/03/2026.