WoRMS taxon details
Rynchops flavirostris Vieillot, 1816
212828 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212828)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 36-40 cm. Plumage: whole of back and wings black; forehead and trailing edge of secondaries in spread wing white;...
Description Length: 36-40 cm. Plumage: whole of back and wings black; forehead and trailing edge of secondaries in spread wing white; below white; some white speckling on nape and forecrown in non-breeding bird, demarcation between white forehead and black crown clearcut in breeding bird; tail whitish. Immature much duller with buff edges to feathers of head and upperparts. Bare parts: iris brown; bill with shorter upper mandible vermilion, much longer lower mandible orange merging to yellow at tip; feet and legs vermilion. Habitat: coastal lagoons and estuaries. Endemic resident and intra-African migrant. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Rynchops flavirostris Vieillot, 1816. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212828 on 2024-04-23
Date
action
by
1998-09-02 12:38:17Z
created
Depew, Lorna
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basis of record
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Length: 36-40 cm. Plumage: whole of back and wings black; forehead and trailing edge of secondaries in spread wing white; below white; some white speckling on nape and forecrown in non-breeding bird, demarcation between white forehead and black crown clearcut in breeding bird; tail whitish. Immature much duller with buff edges to feathers of head and upperparts. Bare parts: iris brown; bill with shorter upper mandible vermilion, much longer lower mandible orange merging to yellow at tip; feet and legs vermilion. Habitat: coastal lagoons and estuaries. Endemic resident and intra-African migrant. <389><391><393> [details]Habitat coastal regions (and inland) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Afrikaanse schaarbek | [details] |
| English | African skimmer | [details] |
| French | bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique | [details] |
| German | Afrikanischer Scherenschnabel | [details] |
