List of Southern African Birds - Skimmers

Skimmers

Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Rhynchopidae

The Skimmers are a small family of tern-like birds in the order Charadriiformes. They have an elongated lower mandible that they use to feed while flying low over the water, skimming the water for small fish. There are three species worldwide, one in Southern Africa.

  • African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris

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