African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostrisVieillot, LJP, 1816
English (US) African Skimmer
The African Skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) 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 major rivers and lakes of tropical Africa; non-breeders also on coastsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rynchops flavirostris
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Skimmer
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1816
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Rhyncops flavirostris
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1816
- Type locality
- 'Australasie,' error = Senegal.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 3 p.338
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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