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

Synonyms: Rynchops nigra.

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Last published photographs

Photography ID: 672388
Adult
Laguna Garzón y alrededores
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/06/2026
Pablo Marcelo Meyer

Photography ID: 672387
Adult
Laguna Garzón y alrededores
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/06/2026
Pablo Marcelo Meyer

Photography ID: 664229
Adult
Bañados arroyo maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
12/23/2025
Gustavo Marasco

Photography ID: 625383
Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
02/09/2025
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 585455
Egg
José Ignacio
Maldonado
Uruguay
05/19/2024
Adrian Antunez

Photography ID: 581121
Juvenile
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
04/20/2024
Alejandra Pons

Photography ID: 575963
Adult
Parque del Plata
Canelones
Uruguay
03/14/2024
Julián Tocce

Photography ID: 575542
Adult
Parque del Plata
Canelones
Uruguay
03/11/2024
Julián Tocce

Photography ID: 556773
♂ ♀ Adult
Barra del Chuy
Rocha
Uruguay
04/07/2023
Luis Mier

Photography ID: 540805
Adult
Parque del Plata
Canelones
Uruguay
07/07/2023
Julián Tocce

Photography ID: 486666
Adult
Ciudad de Paysandú
Paysandú
Uruguay
03/23/2022
Julio Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira

Photography ID: 430823
♂ ♀ Adult
Playa Penino
San José
Uruguay
03/06/2019
Guillermo Menéndez

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2430948

06/01/2026

Uruguay

Maldonado

Laguna Garzón y alrededores

Pablo Marcelo Meyer

2430947

06/01/2026

Uruguay

Maldonado

Laguna Garzón y alrededores

Pablo Marcelo Meyer

2403677

23/12/2025

Uruguay

Maldonado

Bañados arroyo maldonado

Gustavo Marasco

2426052

28/07/2025

Uruguay

Colonia

Barrio Histórico, Colonia del Sacramento

Diego Varales

2260642

09/02/2025

Uruguay

Rocha

La Pedrera

145

Pablo Eguia

2260586

09/02/2025

Uruguay

Rocha

Laguna de Rocha

Pablo Eguia

2037682

19/05/2024

Uruguay

Maldonado

Barra arenosa Laguna José Ignacio y Océano Atlántico, José Ignacio

Adrian Antunez

2024628

20/04/2024

Uruguay

Rocha

Laguna de Rocha

Alejandra Pons

2020086

30/03/2024

Uruguay

Canelones

Arroyo Solis

Diego Varales

2010975

14/03/2024

Uruguay

Canelones

Costa del mar, Parque del Plata

Julián Tocce

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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.