The African Skimmer – Rynchops flavirostris is a Resident species of Type – seabird, Family Laridae and Order Charadriiformes. It is found in s s Africa and more particularly in the AWB Region it is found Resident in suitable habitats in small areas in the extreme S of the Sahel states from Mauritania to Sudan. Although classed as a seabird and its inclusion in the Gulls+ Family Laridae, due to its method of feeding and the development of its extended lower bill, it is now predominantly a bird of calm inland waters.
Type - seabird - colonial, breeds on large sandbanks, nests on the ground, sometimes in mixed colonies, Resident Habitat - large lakes, lagoons, rivers, with suitable large sandbanks for roosting and nesting, Dispersive Habitat - as above but movements are related to changing water levels and wet seasons, Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Genus: Rynchops Species - Rynchops flavirostris African Skimmer - Species - ebird.org African Skimmer - Species sheet - wikipedia.org African Skimmer - Species - avibase African Skimmer - Species - the-eis.com African Skimmer - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... African Skimmer - Images - google.com African Skimmer - Video - youtube.com - youtube.com African Skimmer - Datazone - birdlife.org