Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Amerikaanse Waterploeër |
| Bulgarian | Черен водорез |
| Catalan | bec de tisora americà |
| Czech | zoboun americký |
| Danish | Amerikansk Saksnæb |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Schaarbek |
| English | Black Skimmer |
| English (United States) | Black Skimmer |
| Finnish | amerikansaksinokka |
| French | Bec-en-ciseaux noir |
| French (France) | Bec-en-ciseaux noir |
| German | Amerikascherenschnabel |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Bèk sizo |
| Hungarian | Karibi ollóscsőrű |
| Icelandic | Kolskari |
| Japanese | クロハサミアジサシ |
| Norwegian | amerikasaksenebb |
| Polish | brzytwodziób amerykański |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | talha-mar |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Talha-mar-americano |
| Russian | Чёрный водорез |
| Serbian | Crni vodosek |
| Slovak | zobáľ čiernochrbtý |
| Slovenian | Ameriški škarjekljun |
| Spanish | Rayador Americano |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Rayador |
| Spanish (Chile) | Rayador |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Rayador Negro |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gaviota pico tijera |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Pico de Tijera |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Rayador Negro (Americano) |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Rayador Americano |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Rayador Americano |
| Spanish (Panama) | Rayador Negro |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Rayador |
| Spanish (Peru) | Rayador Negro |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Rayador Americano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Rayador americano |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Rayador |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Pico de Tijera |
| Swedish | amerikansk saxnäbb |
| Turkish | Kara Makasgaga |
| Ukrainian | Водоріз американський |
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Kara L. Lefevre
Version: 1.0 — Published November 30, 2018
Version: 1.0 — Published November 30, 2018
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
Black Skimmer often is quiet, except at breeding colonies. The typical call is a "nasal barking CAaa" (Hilty and Brown 1986) or "dull yaps and barks: yup and kew" (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2010).
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Black Skimmer can be heard at Macaulay Library and at xeno-canto.
Nonvocal Sounds
An audible click sometimes is heard when the mandibles snap together on catching a fish (Gochfeld and Burger 1996)..
