Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusRynchops (Skimmers)
- SpeciesRynchops niger (Black Skimmer)
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Giant Snipe
Gallinago undulata
Paraguayan Snipe
Gallinago paraguaiae
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Skimmer at Canaima National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there