Translingual

Rynchops niger

in flight

Alternative forms

• (archaic): Rhynchops nigra

Proper noun

Rynchops niger m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Rynchopidae – the black skimmer.

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276