WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Black Skimmer belongs to Laridae, within the order Charadriiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.
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Taxonomy & recorded facts
- Scientific name
- Rynchops niger
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- Conservation record
- LC · Least Concern
- Habitat in source
- Riverine
- Reported mass
- 297.7 g
Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.
Distribution record
北美洲、中美洲、南美洲：美国沿海，自加利福尼亚南部至墨西哥西部、马萨诸塞至墨西哥东部；南美洲北部、中南部至阿根廷东北部的河流水系
Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.
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Illustration source：huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Sarah Hecocks · Reference record ↗
