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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: 643311
  Adult
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
07/08/2025
Jorge Carlos Trincavelli
Foto
Photography ID: 609371
  Adult
Pilcomayo
Formosa
Argentina
10/22/2024
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 592931
 Formosa
Formosa
Argentina
07/21/2024
Bc_pajareritos Agriornis



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
232048708/07/2025ArgentinaFormosaBañado La EstrellaJorge Carlos Trincavelli
219120222/10/2024ArgentinaFormosaPN Río Pilcomayo--Área Recreativa Laguna Blanca, PilcomayoGustavo Daniel González
212086321/07/2024ArgentinaFormosaHerradura, Formosa1Bc_pajareritos Agriornis
182004224/08/2023ArgentinaFormosaEl Paso Ghisla, Loma Monte Lindo, Pirané2Jose Luis Fernandez Guaraz
180374926/07/2023ArgentinaFormosaBañado La EstrellaSilvina Collado
180372026/07/2023ArgentinaFormosaBañado La EstrellaJulian Uriel Collado
186641124/05/2023ArgentinaFormosaPasando Argaña, Laishi20Fabricio Candia
186640811/02/2023ArgentinaFormosaReserva de Biósfera Laguna Oca, Formosa5Fabricio Candia
186640721/12/2022ArgentinaFormosaReserva de Biósfera Laguna Oca, Formosa7Fabricio Candia
186641215/10/2022ArgentinaFormosaBañado La Estrella Este--Vertedero, Patiño4Fabricio Candia
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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.