Indian Skimmer
Rynchops albicollisSwainson, WJ, 1838
English (US) Indian Skimmer
The Indian Skimmer (Rynchops albicollis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Laridae (Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: breeds very locally on major rivers, now mainly north-central and east-central India and central Myanmar; winters to coast of northwestern Indian Peninsula and Bay of BengalRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rynchops albicollis
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Indian Skimmer
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1838
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Rhynchops albicollis
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1838
- Type locality
- India.
- Original description
- Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.360
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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