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African Skimmer

Educational resources on African Skimmer

African Skimmer or Rynchops flavirostris is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Near Threatened . IUCN Profile of the African Skimmer

Academic web links for the African Skimmer.


birdlist: ...chalcopterus. 49. Kelp Gull / Swartrugmeeu / Larus dominicanus. 50. African Skimmer /
http://www.cod.edu/academic/intled/s_africa/birdlist/birdlist.htm

ADW: Rynchopidae: Classification: Species Rynchops albicollis (Indian skimmer). Species Rynchops flavirostris (African
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Rynchopidae.html

ADW: Rynchops flavirostris: Classification: Rynchops flavirostris (African skimmer). Classification. ... Parent taxa. pictures. Genus
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Rynchops_flavirostris.html

BIRDNET: Charadriiformes species list: Top. Rynchopidae. Black Skimmer Rynchops niger African Skimmer Rynchops
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/splists/Charadriiformescl.html

1999: ...could not see any dwellings. Highlights included Temnick’s Stint, Greater
http://www.msu.edu/~mcconegh/caas/kenya.htm

BIRDCHAT archives -- April 2004, week 3 (#20): He points out that all three species of skimmers in the genus Rynchops: Black Skimmer,
http://listserv.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0404c&L=birdchat&F=&S=&P=1905







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