Black Skimmer / Rynchops niger LC

Synonyms American Skimmer
Old latin name for bird Rhynchops niger, Rynchops nigra

Black Skimmerbird sounds *

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Flight call, © Albert Lastukhin
Costa Rica
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Call, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
Brazil
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Call, © Guillermo Funes
El Salvador
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Flight call, © Albert Lastukhin
Costa Rica
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Flight call, © Manuel Grosselet
Mexico
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Flight call, © Paul Marvin
United States
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Flight call, © Guy Kirwan
Colombia
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Call, © Peter Boesman
United States
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Flight call, © Paul Marvin
United States
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Flight call, © Eric Hough
United States

* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Indian Skimmer

African Skimmer

Where to see Black Skimmer

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 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

Species Name in Other Languages

Language	Translation
Afrikaans	Amerikaanse Waterploeër
Azerbaijani	Amerika sukəsəni
Belarusian	Амерыканскі вадарэз
Bengali	কামরা গাঙচলা
Bulgarian	Американски водорез, Черен водорез
Catalan	Bec de tisora negre, bec de tisora americà
Chinese	黑剪嘴鸥
Chinese (Traditional)	黑剪嘴鷗
Croatian	Američki vodosjek, američki vodosijek
Czech	zoboun americký
Danish	Amerikansk Saksnæb
Dutch	Amerikaanse Schaarbek
Esperanto	Amerika tondilbekulo, Nigra 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
Norwegian Nynorsk	Amerikasaksenebb
Polish	brzytwodziób amerykański, brzytwodziób amerykanski
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	Rayadora, Rayador americano, Rayador de Agua, Rayador, Pico de Tijera, Picotijera Americano, Rayador Negro, Gaviota
Swedish	amerikansk saxnäbb
Turkish	Amerika makasgagası, Kara Makasgaga
Ukrainian	водоріз американський
Uzbek	қора сузгир
Welsh	Sgimiwr du