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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Photography ID: 658981
Adult
Reta
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/22/2025
Sergio Cusano

Photography ID: 658941
Adult
Reta
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/22/2025
Sergio Cusano

Photography ID: 512701
Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Rasa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/27/2022
Sergio Cusano

Photography ID: 512499
Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Rasa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/25/2022
Sergio Cusano

Photography ID: 512498
Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Rasa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/25/2022
Sergio Cusano

Photography ID: 510414
Adult
Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/15/2022
Sergio Cusano

Photography ID: 505277
Adult
Reta
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/20/2022
Sergio Cusano

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2382674

22/10/2025

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Albufera de Reta, Reta

Sergio Cusano

1665556

27/10/2022

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Reserva Natural Punta Rasa

Sergio Cusano

1665287

25/10/2022

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Reserva Natural Punta Rasa

Sergio Cusano

1655319

15/10/2022

Argentina

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)

Sergio Cusano

1630986

20/08/2022

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Albufera de Reta, Reta

Sergio Cusano

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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.