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 Caroni Swamp
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Skimmer in Caroni Swamp?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Black Skimmer sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Skimmer in Caroni Swamp?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black Skimmer in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.