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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: 440102
  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/02/2020
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 422131
  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/02/2020
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 413275
  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/29/2020
Pablo Bruni



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
223289905/01/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande cerca Paso del Águila, Concordia1Pablo Bruni
191416818/11/2023ArgentinaCorrientesRío Guaiquiraró, Esquina2Pablo Bruni
191400318/11/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosComplejo Guaiquiraró, La Paz3Pablo Bruni
174724806/04/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosColonia Ayuí, Paso del Águila, Concordia3Pablo Bruni
171839605/02/2023ArgentinaCórdobaCostanera de Miramar., Miramar1Pablo Bruni
167502516/11/2022BrazilSão PauloParque de la ciudad, Jundiaí1Pablo Bruni
139114603/04/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosZona Ne, Departamento Federación8Pablo Bruni
132130502/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosColonia Ayuí, Paso del Águila, Concordia4Pablo Bruni
129523529/09/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia1Pablo Bruni
135516808/12/2008ArgentinaEntre RíosZona Ne, Departamento Federación6Pablo Bruni
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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 18/03/2026.