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 |
Rynchops niger Linnaeus, 1758
Definitions
- RYNCHOPS
- niger
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Authors
Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, and Kara L. Lefevre
Recommended Citation
Gochfeld, M., J. Burger, and K. L. Lefevre (2020). Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blkski.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- January 1, 1994
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Authors
Michael Gochfeld and Joanna Burger
Revisors
Michael Gochfeld and Joanna Burger
Recommended Citation
Gochfeld, M. and J. Burger (1994). Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.108
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1994
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Recommended Citation
Gochfeld, M., and J. Burger. 1994. Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger). In The Birds of North America, No. 108 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington D.C.: The American Ornithologists' Union. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.108.p
Neotropical Birds
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Version 1.0
- November 30, 2018
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Authors
Kara L. Lefevre
Revisors
Kara L. Lefevre
Recommended Citation
Lefevre, K. L. (2018). Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.blkski.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- July 14, 2016
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Authors
R.L. Zusi and Ernest Garcia
Revisors
Ernest Garcia
Recommended Citation
Zusi, R.L. and E. F. J. Garcia (2016). Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
