Skimmers | |
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Black skimmer (R. niger) skimming | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Rynchops Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Rynchops niger (black skimmer) Linnaeus, 1758
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Species | |
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The skimmers, forming the genus Rynchops, are tern-like birds in the family Laridae. The genus comprises three species found in South Asia, Africa, and the Americas. They were formerly known as the scissorbills.[1]