Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (43)
- Subspecies (3)
Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, and Kara L. Lefevre
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Amerikaanse Waterploeër |
| Bulgarian | Черен водорез |
| Catalan | bec de tisora americà |
| Czech | zoboun americký |
| Danish | Amerikansk Saksnæb |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Schaarbek |
| English | Black Skimmer |
| English (United States) | Black Skimmer |
| Finnish | amerikansaksinokka |
| French | Bec-en-ciseaux noir |
| French (France) | Bec-en-ciseaux noir |
| German | Amerikascherenschnabel |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Bèk sizo |
| Icelandic | Kolskari |
| Japanese | クロハサミアジサシ |
| Norwegian | amerikasaksenebb |
| Polish | brzytwodziób amerykański |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | talha-mar |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Talha-mar-americano |
| Russian | Чёрный водорез |
| Serbian | Crni vodosek |
| Slovak | zobáľ čiernochrbtý |
| Slovenian | Ameriški škarjekljun |
| Spanish | Rayador Americano |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Rayador |
| Spanish (Chile) | Rayador |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Rayador Negro |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gaviota pico tijera |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Pico de Tijera |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Rayador Negro (Americano) |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Rayador Americano |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Rayador Americano |
| Spanish (Panama) | Rayador Negro |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Rayador |
| Spanish (Peru) | Rayador Negro |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Rayador Americano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Rayador americano |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Rayador |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Pico de Tijera |
| Swedish | amerikansk saxnäbb |
| Turkish | Kara Makasgaga |
| Ukrainian | Водоріз американський |
| Zulu | unokhukhula waseMelika |
Rynchops niger Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Rynchops nigra
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.138.
TYPE LOCALITY:
America = coast of South Carolina, ex Catesby.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- RYNCHOPS
- niger
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)
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