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African Skimmer

Rynchops flavirostris Vieillot, LJP 1816

The African skimmer is a near-threatened species of bird belonging to the skimmer genus Rynchops in the family Laridae. It is found along rivers, lakes and lagoons in Sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
   Rynchops
Scientific:
  Rynchops flavirostris

Original description

Citation:
  Vieillot, LJP 1816

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 3 p.338

Protonym:
  Rhyncops flavirostris

Type locality:
  'Australasie,' error = Senegal.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21109474

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  907B1140134453B4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-907B1140

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/907B1140

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176965

Geographic range:

  • Rynchops flavirostris: Major rivers, lakes and coasts of Africa south of the Sahara
Source: Clements checklist
English:
African Skimmer
Catalan:
Bec de tisora africà
Czech:
zoboun africký
Danish:
Afrikansk Saksnæb
German:
Afrikascherenschnabel
Spanish:
Rayador Africano
Spanish (Spain):
Rayador Africano
Finnish:
afrikansaksinokka
French:
Bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique
Croatian:
afrički vodosijek
Hungarian:
Afrikai ollócsőrűmadár
Icelandic:
Bakkaskari
Italian:
Becco a forbice africano
Japanese (romaji):
afurikahasamiajisashi
Japanese:
アフリカハサミアジサシ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis žirkliasnapis
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Schaarbek
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Afrikasaksenebb
Norwegian:
Afrikasaksenebb
Polish:
brzytwodziób afrykański
Portuguese:
talha-mar-africano
Portuguese (Portugal):
Talha-mar-africano
Russian:
Африканский водорез
Slovak:
zobáľ podivný
Serbian:
Afrički vodosek
Swedish:
afrikansk saxnäbb
Ukrainian:
Водоріз африканський
Chinese:
非洲剪嘴鸥
Chinese (Traditional):
非洲剪嘴鷗

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique ( Rynchops flavirostris)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
African Skimmer ( Rynchops flavirostris)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Rynchops flavirostris
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Rynchops flavirostris
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Rynchops flavirostris
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Rynchops flavirostris

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Waterploeër
Arabic: أبو مقص أفريقي
Azerbaijani: Afrika sukəsəni
Belarusian: Афрыканскі вадарэз
Bulgarian: Африкански водорез, Жълтоклюн водорез
Bengali: িঅচিকান গাঙচলা
Bengali (transliteration): āphrikāna gāṅacaṣā*
Catalan: Bec de tisora africà
Czech: Zoboun africký
Welsh: Sgimiwr Affrica
Danish: Afrikansk Saksnæb
German: Afrikanischer Scherenschnabel, Afrikascherenschnabel, Braunmantel-Scherenschnabel
Greek: Αφρικαvικός ρύγχωπας
English: African Skimmer, Scissorbill, Scissor-billed Tern, Skimmer
English, HBW: African Skimmer
English (IOC): African Skimmer
English (Kenya): African Skimmer
English (United States): African Skimmer
Esperanto: Afrika tondilbekulo
Spanish: Rayador Africano
Spanish (Spain): Rayador Africano
Spanish (HBW): Rayador africano
Estonian: aafrika käärnokk
Finnish: Afrikansaksinokka
French: Bec-en-ciseau, Bec-en-ciseaux à bec jaune, Bec-en-ciseaux d’Afrique, Bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique
Frisian: Afrikaanske skimker
Irish: Sciméar Afracach
Galician: Bico de tesoira africano
Manx: Skimmeyder Affrickagh
Hebrew: גזרן, גזרן אפריקאי, גיזרן אפריקני
Croatian: afrički vodosijek, Afrički vodosjek
Hungarian: Afrikai ollócsőrűmadár, Afrikai ollóscsőrű, afrikai ollóscsőrűmadár
Icelandic: Bakkaskari
Italian: Becco a cesoie, Becco a cesoie africano, Becco a forbice africano
Japanese (romaji): afurikahasamiajisashi
Japanese: アフリカハサミアジサシ
Kirghiz: сары тумшук суу жирегич
Scientific: Rhynchops [sic] flavirostris, Rhynchops flavirostris, Rynchops flavirostris
Lithuanian: Afrikinis žirkliasnapis, Žirkliasnapis
Latvian: Āfrikas smēlējzīriņš
Macedonian: Африкански водосек
Dutch: Afrikaanse Schaarbek
Norwegian Nynorsk: Afrikasaksenebb
Norwegian: Afrikasaksenebb, Afrikasaksnebb
Polish: brzytwodziób afrykanski, brzytwodziób afrykański
Portuguese: Bico-de-tesoura-africano, Talha-mar-africano
Portuguese (Portugal): Talha-mar-africano
Rhaeto-Romance: Bec-forsch african
Romanian: Cioc-foarfecă african
Russian: Африканский водорез
Northern Sami: Afrihkáskárrenjunni, Afrikáskárrenjunni
Slovak: zobáľ podivný
Slovenian: afriški škarjekljun
Serbian: Afrički vodosek
Swedish: Afrikansk saxnäbb
Swahili: Kiparara
Turkish: Afrika makas gagası, Afrika Makasgagası
Ukrainian: Водоріз африканський
Uzbek: Африка сузгири
Chinese: 非洲剪嘴鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 非洲剪嘴鷗

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