African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyLaridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
- GenusRynchops (Skimmers)
- SpeciesRynchops flavirostris (African Skimmer)
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 2 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 6 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Skimmer in Gorongosa National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a African Skimmer sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Skimmer in Gorongosa National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for African Skimmer in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.