Bird
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger · Laridae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Novmost records
Records55,292in 17 countries
Most seen inChile22,923 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Black Skimmer in brief
The black skimmer (Rynchops niger) is a bird of the Laridae family — species of bird.
Across the 17 countries we cover it has 55,292 published records, most of them from Chile, Peru and Uruguay. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, February and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Chile22,923 records · best Jan, Feb
Peru16,817 records · best Oct, Jul
Uruguay4,295 records · best Jan, Mar
Venezuela3,603 records · best May, Feb
Trinidad and Tobago1,662 records · best Jun, Sep
Paraguay1,529 records · best Sep, Oct
Cuba1,141 records · best Feb, Mar
El Salvador1,128 records · best Feb, Sep
Guyana1,123 records · best Oct, Jan
Suriname853 records · best Apr, Feb
Bahamas190 records · best Dec, Jan
Grenada16 records · best Oct, Sep
Dominican Republic4 records · best Nov, Apr
Jamaica3 records · best Oct, Mar
Barbados2 records · best Jun, Aug
Saint Kitts and Nevis2 records · best Apr, Jan
Saint Lucia1 records · best May, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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