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: 678419
Adult
Punta Rasa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/07/2026
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 625383
Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
02/09/2025
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 569315
Isla Aguada
Campeche
Mexico
01/06/2024
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 519483
Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Rasa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/12/2022
Pablo Eguia

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: 489178
Adult
Albúfera Laguna Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/02/2022
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 480665
Adult
Ruta 11 entre empalme Ruta 2 y Gral Lavalle
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/13/2022
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 474187
Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
11/28/2021
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 389142
Adult
Reserva Natural Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna Mar Chiquita
Córdoba
Argentina
03/12/2020
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 389141
Adult
Reserva Natural Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna Mar Chiquita
Córdoba
Argentina
03/12/2020
Pablo Eguia

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2448647

07/03/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Estancia El Palenque, General Lavalle

Pablo Eguia

2448554

07/03/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Punta Rasa

Pablo Eguia

2448498

06/03/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Estancia El Palenque, General Lavalle

Pablo Eguia

2439637

17/02/2026

Argentina

Córdoba

Nono--Cola del Dique La Viña, San Alberto

Pablo Eguia

2439578

13/02/2026

Argentina

Córdoba

Nono--Cola del Dique La Viña, San Alberto

Pablo Eguia

2260642

09/02/2025

Uruguay

Rocha

La Pedrera

145

Pablo Eguia

2260586

09/02/2025

Uruguay

Rocha

Laguna de Rocha

Pablo Eguia

2142453

08/07/2024

Peru

San Martín

Meandro Rio Bravo

Pablo Eguia

1958187

06/01/2024

Mexico

Campeche

Isla Aguada

Pablo Eguia

1812764

15/07/2023

Brazil

Amazonas

Varzea do Iranduba

Pablo Eguia

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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.