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 Palo Verde National Park
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Skimmer at Palo Verde 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