Feb 21
Indian Skimmers (Rynchops albicollis), family Laridae, order Charadriiformes, Chambal River, India
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photograph by Ayuwat Nature Photography
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Indian Skimmers (Rynchops albicollis), family Laridae, order Charadriiformes, Chambal River, India
ENDANGERED.
photograph by Ayuwat Nature Photography
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A black skimmer (Rynchops niger) skims the water in Roosevelt Wetlands, Florida, USA
by Matthew Paulson
Skimmers (subfamily Rynchopinae, genus Rynchops)
Which is the best bird?
Black skimmer
African skimmer
Indian skimmer
This genus is monotypic in its subfamily.
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
Indian Skimmers (Rynchops albicollis), family Laridae, order Charadriiformes, Uttar Pradesh, India
Skimmers (genus Rynchops) are an unusual group of seabirds that have a much longer lower jaw than upper jaw. They hunt by “skimming”, trailing their lower jaw through the water and snapping it shut when it touches prey
They are the only birds known to have a slit shaped pupil, like crocodiles
They were historically known as “scissor bills” and “sea crows”
Endangered
Photo by Gargi Dalawat
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Goofy Mandicarina
Mandicarina mentum is a speculative Pterosaur that hunted via surface skimming, like the birds named Rynchops.
Once upon a time it was called Sacarerostrulum communisstereotypus but that name was... a lot.
Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost
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