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Rynchops flavirostris Vieillot, 1816

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Charadriiformes
family
Laridae
genus
Rynchops
species
Rynchops flavirostris

Name

Homonyms
Rynchops flavirostris Vieillot, 1816
Common names
African Skimmer in English
African Skimmer in English
African Skimmer in English
African Skimmer in English
African Skimmer in English
African Skimmer in English
African Skimmer in English
African Skimmer in English
African skimmer in English
Afrikaanse Schaarbek in Dutch
Afrikanischer Scherenschnabel in German
Afrikanischer Scherenschnabel in German
Afrikansk Saksnæb in Danish
Afrikasaksenebb in Norwegian
Bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique in French
Becco a forbice africano in Italian
Rayador africano in Spanish
Waterploeër in Afrikaans
aafrika käärnokk in Estonian
afrikai ollóscsőrűmadár in Hungarian
afrikansaksinokka in Finnish
afrikansk saxnäbb in Swedish
afrikinis žirkliasnapis in Lithuanian
afriški škarjekljun in Slovenian
bec de tisora africà in Catalan–Valencian
brzytwodziób afrykański in Polish
talha-mar-africano in Portuguese
zoboun africký in Czech
zobáľ podivný in Slovak
Āfrikas smēlējzīriņš in Latvian
Африканский водорез in Russian
アフリカハサミアジサシ in Japanese
非洲剪嘴鷗 in Chinese
非洲剪嘴鸥 in Chinese
African Skimmer in English
afrikasaksenebb in Norwegian Bokmål
African skimmer in English
Afrikaanse schaarbek in Dutch
Afrikanischer Scherenschnabel in German
Bec-en-ciseau d'Afrique in French
Bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique in French
Rayador Africano in Spanish
bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique in French

Bibliographic References

  1. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  2. Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>
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