Maps of the birds of the Western Palearctic Region
 

Skimmers

CHARADRIIFORMES

Rynchopidae

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Rynchops flavirostris. Seacoasts, lakes, rivers.  Senegambia e to Sudan, Egypt n to the Nile delta, Ethiopia and Somalia, s to n Namibia, n Botswana, Zambesi River, e Mozambique and e S. Africa in Natal.  Breeding records for Senegambia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Gabon, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. -         -           - -                 -Rynchops Gr. rhunkhos (becco) + ops (faccia)                             [un becco straordinariamente lungo] -             -flavirostris.L. flavus (giallo oro ) + -rostris (becco) -

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Rynchops flavirostris African Skinner - Vagrant (very rare) bred: Valle del Nilo * no map

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Rynchopidae

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2004 by Alberto Masi