Subfamily
Rynchopinae (Skimmers)
Rynchops niger. Photo: (c) Nick Chill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
The skimmers forming the genus Rynchops are tern-like birds in the family Laridae. The genus comprises three species found in South Asia, Africa, and the Americas. They were formerly known as the scissorbills,
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