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African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris Scientific name definitions

R.L. Zusi, Guy M. Kirwan, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 24, 2017

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Distribution of the African Skimmer - Range Map
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Distribution of the African Skimmer

Recommended Citation

Zusi, R.L., G. M. Kirwan, and E. F. J. Garcia (2020). African Skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.afrski1.01
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