Black SkimmerDutch: Amerikaanse Schaarbek |
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| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Rynchopidae |
| Genus: | Rynchops |
| Species: | Rynchops niger |
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| Many thanks to the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, for allowing us to photograph this specimen. | |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| 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) | |