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African Skimmer / Rynchops flavirostris LC
- Synonyms Scissorbill, Skimmer, Scissor-billed Tern
- Old latin name for bird Rhyncops flavirostris, Rhynchops flavirostris
African Skimmerbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Where to see African Skimmer
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion tropical African rivers
- Non breeding region to estuaries and lagoons
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Israel
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Waterploeër |
| Arabic | أبو مقص أفريقي |
| Azerbaijani | Afrika sukəsəni |
| Belarusian | Афрыканскі вадарэз |
| Bengali | িঅচিকান গাঙচলা |
| Bulgarian | Жълтоклюн водорез, Африкански водорез |
| Catalan | bec de tisora africà |
| Chinese | 非洲剪嘴鸥 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 非洲剪嘴鷗 |
| Croatian | Afrički vodosjek, afrički vodosijek |
| Czech | zoboun africký |
| Danish | Afrikansk Saksnæb |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Schaarbek |
| Esperanto | Afrika tondilbekulo |
| Estonian | aafrika käärnokk |
| Finnish | afrikansaksinokka |
| French | Bec-en-ciseaux d’Afrique, Bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique, Bec-en-ciseaux à bec jaune, Bec-en-ciseau |
| Frisian | Afrikaanske skimker |
| Galician | Bico de tesoira africano |
| German | Braunmantel-Scherenschnabel, Afrikascherenschnabel, Afrikanischer Scherenschnabel |
| Greek | Αφρικαvικός ρύγχωπας |
| Hebrew | גזרן אפריקאי, גיזרן אפריקני, גזרן |
| Hungarian | Afrikai ollóscsőrű, afrikai ollóscsőrűmadár, Afrikai ollócsőrűmadár |
| Icelandic | Bakkaskari |
| Irish | Sciméar Afracach |
| Italian | Becco a forbice africano, Becco a cesoie, Becco a cesoie africano |
| Japanese | アフリカハサミアジサシ |
| Latvian | Āfrikas smēlējzīriņš |
| Lithuanian | afrikinis žirkliasnapis, Žirkliasnapis |
| Macedonian | Африкански водосек |
| Manx | Skimmeyder Affrickagh |
| Northern Sami | Afrikáskárrenjunni, Afrihkáskárrenjunni |
| Norwegian | Afrikasaksnebb, afrikasaksenebb |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Afrikasaksenebb |
| Polish | brzytwodziób afrykanski, brzytwodziób afrykański |
| Portuguese | talha-mar-africano, Bico-de-tesoura-africano |
| Romanian | Cioc-foarfecă african |
| Russian | Африканский водорез |
| Serbian | Afrički vodosek |
| Slovak | zobáľ podivný |
| Slovenian | afriški škarjekljun |
| Spanish | Rayador africano |
| Swahili | Kiparara |
| Swedish | afrikansk saxnäbb |
| Turkish | Afrika makas gagası, Afrika Makasgagası |
| Ukrainian | водоріз африканський |
| Uzbek | Африка сузгири |
| Welsh | Sgimiwr Affrica |