Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger - Bec-en-ciseaux noir

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Rynchops
Species
:
niger

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 46 cm
Wingspan
: 107 à 127 cm.
Weight
: 232 à 374 g

Longevity

20 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Rynchops niger niger (coastal USA and Mexico)
Rynchops niger cinerascens (n South America south to Bolivia and nw Argentina)
Rynchops niger intercedens (e Brazil to Paraguay , Uruguay and ne Argentina)

Foreign names

Bec-en-ciseaux noir,
Rayador americano,
talha-mar-americano,
Amerikascherenschnabel,
karibi ollóscsőrű,
Amerikaanse Schaarbek,
Becco a forbice americano,
amerikansk saxnäbb,
Amerikasaksenebb,
zobáľ čiernochrbtý,
zoboun americký,
Amerikansk Saksnæb,
amerikansaksinokka,
Amerikaanse Waterploeër,
bec de tisora americà,
brzytwodziób amerykański,
Amerikas smēlējzīriņš,
Чёрный водорез,
クロハサミアジサシ,
黑剪嘴鸥,
amerikansk saxnäbb,
黑剪嘴鷗,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Marine Neritic : Subtida

l Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes