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The African skimmer, scientifically known as *Rynchops flavirostris*, is a species of bird classified within the family Rynchopidae and order Charadriiformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata. The species was described by Vieillot in 1816 and holds an accepted taxonomic status. Its habitat is marine.
Physical characteristics include a wingspan of 106 and a mass of 164. Reproductive data indicates a litter size of 2.4 and an egg incubation period of 21. The species is currently listed as Near Threatened.
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Species
African skimmer
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyRynchopidae
Near Threatened
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Rynchops flavirostris
- taxon name
- Rynchops flavirostris
- Commons gallery
- Rynchops flavirostris
- taxon common name
- picutisoria africanu
- has characteristic
- oviparity
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c
- wingspan
- 106
- litter size
- 2.4
- egg incubation period
- 21
- short name
- R. flavirostris
- taxon range
- Burkina Faso
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Encyclopedic overview
The African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) is a species of bird belonging to the skimmer genus Rynchops in the family Laridae. It is found along rivers, lakes and lagoons in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “African skimmer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.