African skimmer
rynchops flavirostris latin

The African Skimmer is smaller with more black in the tail and no white collar.

This is the location of the breeding colonies of globally threatened African skimmers.

African Skimmers fly in lines over calm waters, and dip their lower mandibles in the water to feed.

The African Skimmer (Rhyncops flavirostris) nests in the banks of Central Island.

We shared the river with African skimmers - ternlike birds with blood-red beaks and black and white plumage - flitting above the surface.

The African Skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) is a near-threatened species of bird belonging to the skimmer family.

African Skimmer - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

One big sand bar has a nesting colony of African skimmers, very much like the black skimmers of the east coast of the United States.

Taita Falcon, Southern Banded Snake-Eagle, African Skimmer and Starling's Woodpecker are the bird species found, apart from the rare African Pitta.

The Ulanga Valley is home to one of the largest populations of Nile crocodile in Africa and is an important breeding ground for bird species such as the African Openbill, White-headed Lapwing, and the African Skimmer.

The African Skimmer is found from Senegal to northern Congo River and southern Nile Valley, southern Tanzania to the Zambezi Valley, and then to KwaZulu-Natal Province (South Africa) and Angola.

Lesser Jacana and the Purple Gallinule are common on the lake despite being rare in other parts of Africa and Madagascar Squacco Heron, Black Heron, African Darter and African Skimmers are often seen.

The African Skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) is a near-threatened species of bird belonging to the skimmer family.