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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Pied Lapwing
Hoploxypterus cayanus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
📅 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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Black Skimmer sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 271 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Skimmer in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black Skimmer in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.