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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
📅 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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black Skimmer sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Skimmer in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black Skimmer in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.