Black Skimmer / Rynchops niger
| Black Skimmer bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | American Skimmer |
| Old latin name for bird | Rynchops nigra, Rhynchops niger |
| Order | Shorebirds / Charadriiformes |
| Family | Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae |
| Genus | Rynchops |
| Breeding region | Middle America, North America, South America |
| Breeding subregion | coastal USA from s California to w Mexico and Massachusetts to e Mexico; river systems of n, sc South America to ne Argentina |
Black Skimmer bird sounds *
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Related species
Where to see Black Skimmer
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Namibia
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin (French part)
- South Africa
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Black Skimmer subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rynchops niger cinerascens | Orinoco and Amazon river systems to n, w Colombia and w Ecuador | to coasts | No |
| Rynchops niger intercedens | large rivers of e Brazil, e Paraguay, Uruguay and s to s Buenos Aires Prov. (ne Argentina) | to coasts | No |
| Rynchops niger niger | coastal USA from s California to Nayarit (w Mexico) and Massachusetts to Florida and Yucatan (e Mexico) | to Panama, Bahamas, Cuba and Puerto Rico | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Amerikaanse Waterploeër |
| Azerbaijani | Amerika sukəsəni |
| Belarusian | Амерыканскі вадарэз |
| Bengali | কামরা গাঙচলা |
| Bulgarian | Черен водорез, Американски водорез |
| Catalan | bec de tisora americà, Bec de tisora negre |
| Chinese | 黑剪嘴鸥 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黑剪嘴鷗 |
| Croatian | američki vodosijek, Američki vodosjek |
| Czech | zoboun americký |
| Danish | Amerikansk Saksnæb |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Schaarbek |
| Esperanto | Nigra tondilbekulo, Amerika tondilbekulo |
| Estonian | ameerika käärnokk |
| Finnish | amerikansaksinokka |
| French | Bec-en-ciseaux noir |
| Frisian | Amerikaanske skimker |
| Galician | Bico de tesoira americano |
| German | Amerikanischer Scherenschnabel, Amerikascherenschnabel, Schwarzmantel-Scherenschnabel |
| Greek | Αμεφρικαvικός ρύγχωπας |
| Guarani | Pa'â-guasu, Pa'â guasu |
| Hungarian | karibi ollóscsőrű |
| Icelandic | Kolskari |
| Irish | Sciméar Meiriceánach |
| Italian | Becco a forbice americano, Becco a cesoie americano |
| Japanese | クロハサミアジサシ |
| Latvian | Amerikas smēlējzīriņš |
| Lithuanian | juodasis žirkliasnapis |
| Macedonian | Американски водосек |
| Manx | Skimmeyder Americaanagh |
| Northern Sami | Amerihkáskárrenjunni |
| Norwegian | Amerikasaksenebb, amerikasaksenebb |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Amerikasaksenebb |
| Polish | brzytwodziób amerykanski, brzytwodziób amerykański |
| Portuguese | talha-mar-americano, corta-mar, talha-mar-preto, corta-água, paaguaçu, bico-rasteiro, talha-mar |
| Romanian | Cioc-foarfecă american |
| Russian | Чёрный водорез |
| Serbian | Crni vodosek, Američki vodosek |
| Slovak | zobáľ čiernochrbtý |
| Slovenian | Ameriški škarjekljun |
| Spanish | Rayador americano, Rayador de Agua, Rayador, Pico de Tijera, Picotijera Americano, Rayador Negro, Gaviota, Rayadora |
| Swedish | amerikansk saxnäbb |
| Turkish | Amerika makasgagası, Kara Makasgaga |
| Ukrainian | водоріз американський |
| Uzbek | қора сузгир |
| Welsh | Sgimiwr du |