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| Rynchops flavirostris |
Vieillot, 1816 |
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Family: Rynchopidae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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African skimmer |
Bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique |
Rayador africano |
Braunmantel-Scherenschnabel |
Migrates up and down larger rivers, and to and from inland lakes. Uncommon on coast, but outside breeding
seasons may congregate in estuaries, e.g. well over 200 birds together off Bonthe, Sierra Leone, in Jan.
(del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
- Copyright: GROMS/BfN -
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| Regions: North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia |
| Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |