Rynchops niger (Black Skimmer)

Black Skimmer

Dutch: Amerikaanse Schaarbek

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




Many thanks to the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, for allowing us to photograph this specimen.

Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge)

Length: 102 mm
Length cranium: 42 mm
Width (cranium): 28 mm
Height (cranium): 18 mm
Alternative names: Amerikanischer Scherenschnabel (German), Bec-en-ciseaux noir (French), Rayador Americano (Spanish)


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