Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

Black Skimmer, Laguna Madre Nature Trail, South Padre Island, Texas
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger photo

Black Skimmer, Laguna Madre Nature Trail, South Padre Island, Texas
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

BLACK SKIMMER FACTS

Classification

Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Laridae
Genus:	Rynchops
Species:	niger
Common Name:	Black Skimmer

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