Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Rynchops niger Linnaeus, 1758 Family: Rynchopidae Order: Charadriiformes Back
Black skimmer Amerikanischer Scherenschnabel Bec-en-ciseaux noir Rayador americano
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES NL (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: intercontinental

Rynchops niger

Migratory. Northernmost breeding zones vacated Nov-Mar, birds wintering scantily S from North Carolina, and in greater number S from South Carolina to Florida, and down Gulf coast and both coasts of Mexico to Panama; sometimes carried far afield by storms, e.g. to Newfoundland, inland USA and Mexico, West Indies and Venezuela. Non-breeding cinerascens arrive in Chile in Oct, leaving in May; present in Trinidad May-Nov. Non- breeding intercedens on coast and estaries mainly Dec-May, but poorly documented.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: Caribbean Islands, Mesoamerica, North America, South America
Recommended link: http://museum.nhm.uga.edu/gawildlife/birds/charadriiformes/rniger.html
Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede
Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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