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Species
EndangeredIndian skimmer
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyRynchopidae
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Endangered status
- taxon name
- Rynchops albicollis
- Commons category
- Rynchops albicollis
- wingspan
- 108
- litter size
- 2.8
- egg incubation period
- 22
- taxon common name
- talha-mar-indiano
- short name
- R. albicollis
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Encyclopedic overview
The Indian skimmer (Rynchops albicollis) or Indian scissors-bill, is one of the three species that belong to the skimmer genus Rynchops in the family Laridae. They are somewhat tern-like but like other skimmers, have a short upper mandible and the longer lower mandible that is ploughed along the surface of water as the bird flies over the water to pick aquatic prey. It is found in southern Asia, where it is patchily distributed and declining in numbers. They are mainly found in rivers or estuaries. They are very brightly marked in black, white and orange, making them difficult to miss.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Indian Skimmer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.