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: 654704
Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
09/12/2025
Manuel Godoy

Photography ID: 557953
Adult
Varzea do Iranduba
Amazonas
Brazil
07/15/2023
Federico J. Villegas

Photography ID: 552635
Adult
Iranduba
Amazonas
Brazil
07/15/2023
Jorge Schlemmer

Photography ID: 536539
Adult
Palmas
Tocantins
Brazil
05/30/2023
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira

Photography ID: 518788
Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
06/01/2022
Nino A. Grangetto

Photography ID: 517622
Adult
Piracicaba
São Paulo
Brazil
12/12/2022
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira

Photography ID: 503623
Adult
Parque Nacional del Pantanal Matogrossense
Mato Grosso
Brazil
09/19/2016
Ramon Moller Jensen

Photography ID: 500422
Adult
Porto Jofre
Mato Grosso
Brazil
06/03/2022
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 500399
Adult
Porto Jofre
Mato Grosso
Brazil
06/02/2022
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 500048
Adult
Porto Jofre
Mato Grosso
Brazil
06/01/2022
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 438519
Adult
Porto Alegre
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
03/12/2005
Nicolas Mascarello

Photography ID: 410807
Rio Paraguay Km 995 a Km 990 Proximidades Puente Puerto Esperanza
Mato Grosso do Sul
Brazil
08/25/2020
Guillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow

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Last Filmings published

Video ID: 3391
Adult
Guarda do Embaú
Santa Catarina
Brasil
04/20/2013
Gustavo Fernando Durán

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2426354

22/01/2026

Brazil

Santa Catarina

Praia da barra, Garopaba

Gabriel Carbajales

2369572

12/09/2025

Brazil

Mato Grosso

Porto Jofre, Pantanal

Manuel Godoy

2345388

20/08/2025

Brazil

Mato Grosso

Porto Jofre, Pantanal

Nicolas Olejnik

2345213

19/08/2025

Brazil

Mato Grosso

Rio São Lourenço desde Porto Jofre, Pantanal

Nicolas Olejnik

2343919

18/08/2025

Brazil

Mato Grosso

Rio São Lourenço desde Porto Jofre, Pantanal

Nicolas Olejnik

2305680

15/06/2025

Brazil

Mato Grosso

Pousada Piuval, Pantanal

Nicolas Olejnik

2305230

14/06/2025

Brazil

Mato Grosso

Pousada Piuval, Pantanal

Nicolas Olejnik

2304716

13/06/2025

Brazil

Mato Grosso

Rio São Lourenço desde Porto Jofre, Pantanal

Nicolas Olejnik

2238820

17/01/2025

Brazil

Santa Catarina

Camino sin nombrar

Santiago Juan Torres

2238805

17/01/2025

Brazil

Santa Catarina

Camino sin nombrar

Gisela Ballent

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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.