Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) made in Reserva Natural Punta Rasa, Buenos Aires, Argentina on 18/08/2015. The photograph was published by Sebastián Martín Santiago and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Descansa con el pico al dorso, igual que "ostrero común" (confundible). Distinguible al observar su largo, bizarro y rojo pico, el cual utiliza para "rayar" la superficie del agua (de allí su nombre). Gregarios (bandadas numerosas).
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Aves | |
| Order: | Charadriiformes | |
| Family: | Laridae | |
| Scientific name: | Rynchops niger | |
| English Name: | Black Skimmer | |
| Spanish Name: | Rayador | |
| Portuguese Name: | Talha-mar | |
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| Sex: | Both | |
| Life stage: | Several | |
| Registration date: | 18/08/2015 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Buenos Aires | |
| Location or protected area: | Reserva Natural Punta Rasa | |
| Location accuracy: | Low | |
| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
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| Photography ID: | 110824 View Full Record | |
| Manufacturer: | Panasonic | |
| Camera model: | DMC-FZ60 | |
| Shutter speed: | 10/10000 | |
| Aperture: | 5.6 | |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 160 | |
| Focal length: | 108mm | |
| Creation date: | 2015:08:18 12:14:50 | |
| Using Flash: | No | |
| Publication date: | 08/21/2015 23:45:42 | |
