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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: 663463
  Adult
Camping Viejo Lujan
Mendoza
Argentina
12/14/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 604337
  Adult
Esteros del Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
09/07/2024
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 366131
  Adult
Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
11/18/2019
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 272539
  Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Rasa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/23/2018
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 43185
  Adult
Golfo San Matías
Río Negro
Argentina
03/03/2014
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 16576
  Adult
Tapera de López
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/13/2012
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 16477
  Adult
Tapera de López
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/13/2012
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 16476
  Adult
Tapera de López
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/13/2012
Diego Oscar



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244290206/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del Monte1Diego Oscar
240086014/12/2025ArgentinaMendozaCamping Viejo LujanDiego Oscar
239857810/12/2025ArgentinaCorrientesNavegación Arroyo Carambola1Diego Oscar
236691721/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTapera de López30Diego Oscar
236685621/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa500Diego Oscar
232688818/07/2025ChileRegión de ValparaísoDesembocadura rio Aconcagua, Concon40Diego Oscar
220118725/11/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa190Diego Oscar
220112824/11/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresTapera de López50Diego Oscar
220109024/11/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto de San Clemente, San Clemente del Tuyú5Diego Oscar
214592807/09/2024ArgentinaCorrientesNavegacion Rio Corrientes, Esteros del Iberá1Diego Oscar
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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.