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Primary Traits
293.7 g
0 m - 600 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Rynchops niger
English name
Black Skimmer
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Rynchops
Species
niger
Data source
HBW3, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
LN
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
212 g
Maximum female mass
292 g
Minimum male mass
260 g
Maximum male mass
392 g
Minimum unsexed mass
232 g
Maximum unsexed mass
374 g
Average mass
293.7 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
600 m
Maximum elevation
3,800 m
Elevation range
600 m
Typical elevation
300 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Coastal
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Fish
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.4
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Social, Pairs and family groups
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Building, Ground
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
6
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
21 d
Maximum incubation period
25 d
Minimum fledging period
28 d
Maximum fledging period
30 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
3.5
Average fledging period
29 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary