Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Rynchops niger
Author Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 554447
Common Names English: Black Skimmer
French: Bec-en-ciseaux noir
Spanish: Rayador americano
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Laridae
            Genus: Rynchops
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Rynchops niger cinerascens
Subspecies: Rynchops niger intercedens
Subspecies: Rynchops niger niger
Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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ITIS#554447
StatusIUCN:LC
#records5
#datasets4
Years1980 - 2002
Latitudes26.80 - 33.66
Longitudes-118.98 - -90.49