Rynchops (Skimmers)

Genus

Skimmers

Rynchops

3 species in our catalog · found in 70 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Black Skimmer
LC

Black Skimmer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rynchops niger

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
African Skimmer
LC

African Skimmer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rynchops flavirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Indian Skimmer
EN

Indian Skimmer

Bird

Rynchops albicollis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~30%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Skimmers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~50%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~50%
3 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~40%
4 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~30%
5 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~30%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~20%
7 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~20%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~20%
9 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~10%
10 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
~10%
11 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
12 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
~10%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~10%
14 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
15 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
16 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
17 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
~10%
18 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~10%
19 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~10%
20 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~10%
21 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~10%
22 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
23 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~10%
24 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
25 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~10%
26 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~10%
27 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~10%
28 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
29 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~10%
30 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
31 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
32 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
33 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
<5%
34 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
<5%
35 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
36 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
37 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
38 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
39 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
40 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
41 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
42 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
43 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
44 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
45 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
46 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
47 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
48 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
49 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
50 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
51 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
52 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
53 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
54 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
55 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
56 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
57 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
58 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
59 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
60 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
61 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
62 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
63 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
64 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
65 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
66 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
67 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
68 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
69 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
70 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%