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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: 234860
  Adult
San Clemente del Tuyú
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/18/2017
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 234859
  Adult
San Clemente del Tuyú
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/18/2017
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 136861
  Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
01/13/2016
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 132170
  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
11/28/2015
Andres Espindola



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
118990808/02/2020ArgentinaCórdobaMiramar3Andres Espindola
116775106/01/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Andres Espindola
116748804/01/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlbúfera Laguna Mar Chiquita12Andres Espindola
116738404/01/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa10Andres Espindola
116713304/01/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresTapera de López4Andres Espindola
67361710/01/2018ArgentinaCórdobaCostanera de Miramar., Miramar25Andres Espindola
66094719/12/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa2Andres Espindola
66043318/12/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresRía del puerto, San Clemente del Tuyú104Andres Espindola
58469918/06/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Puerto Mar del Plata2Andres Espindola
54338407/02/2017BrazilSanta CatarinaIlha, Araranguá2Andres Espindola
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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 22/03/2026.