African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (34)
- Monotypic
R.L. Zusi, Guy M. Kirwan, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 24, 2017
Text last updated August 24, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Waterploeër |
| Arabic | أبو مقص أفريقي |
| Bulgarian | Африкански водорез |
| Catalan | bec de tisora africà |
| Czech | zoboun africký |
| Danish | Afrikansk Saksnæb |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Schaarbek |
| English | African Skimmer |
| English (United States) | African Skimmer |
| Finnish | afrikansaksinokka |
| French | Bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique |
| French (France) | Bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique |
| German | Afrikascherenschnabel |
| Greek | Αφρικανικός Ρύγχωπας |
| Hebrew | גיזרן אפריקני |
| Hungarian | Afrikai ollóscsőrű |
| Icelandic | Bakkaskari |
| Japanese | アフリカハサミアジサシ |
| Lithuanian | Afrikinis žirkliasnapis |
| Norwegian | afrikasaksenebb |
| Polish | brzytwodziób afrykański |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Talha-mar-africano |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Talha-mar-africano |
| Romanian | Forfecar african |
| Russian | Африканский водорез |
| Serbian | Afrički vodosek |
| Slovak | zobáľ podivný |
| Slovenian | Afriški škarjekljun |
| Spanish | Rayador Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Rayador africano |
| Swedish | afrikansk saxnäbb |
| Turkish | Afrika Makasgagası |
| Ukrainian | Водоріз африканський |
| Zulu | unokhukhula |
Rynchops flavirostris Vieillot, 1816
PROTONYM:
Rhyncops flavirostris
Vieillot, 1816. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 3, p.338.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Australasie,' error = Senegal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- RYNCHOPS
- flavirostre / flavirostris
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the African Skimmer
