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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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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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Photography ID: 609371
  Adult
Pilcomayo
Formosa
Argentina
10/22/2024
Gustavo Daniel González
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Photography ID: 453625
  Adult
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/01/2021
Gustavo Daniel González
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Photography ID: 453624
  Adult
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/01/2021
Gustavo Daniel González



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238778614/11/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTapera de López, Reserva Natural Punta RasaGustavo Daniel González
219120222/10/2024ArgentinaFormosaPN Río Pilcomayo--Área Recreativa Laguna Blanca, PilcomayoGustavo Daniel González
177746127/05/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Rasa, Reserva Natural Punta RasaGustavo Daniel González
174837101/04/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresTapera de López, Reserva Natural Punta RasaGustavo Daniel González
166519903/10/2022ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos Pellegrini, Colonia Carlos PellegriniGustavo Daniel González
142759201/07/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlbúfera, Mar ChiquitaGustavo Daniel González
139016830/03/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresTapera de LópezGustavo Daniel González
138887429/03/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaGustavo Daniel González
70794919/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlbúfera Laguna Mar ChiquitaGustavo Daniel González
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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.