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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
244132803/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Nicolas Olejnik
238193803/11/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTapera de LópezNicolas Olejnik
238115701/11/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)2Nicolas Olejnik
235115201/09/202514:17ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del Plata3Nicolas Olejnik
234538820/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoPorto Jofre, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
234521319/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoRio São Lourenço desde Porto Jofre, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
234391918/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoRio São Lourenço desde Porto Jofre, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
230568015/06/2025BrazilMato GrossoPousada Piuval, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
230523014/06/2025BrazilMato GrossoPousada Piuval, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
230471613/06/2025BrazilMato GrossoRio São Lourenço desde Porto Jofre, Pantanal2Nicolas Olejnik
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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 19/03/2026.