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African skimmer
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) is a species of bird belonging to the skimmer genus Rynchops in the family Laridae. It is found along rivers, lakes and lagoons in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1]
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African skimmer | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Laridae |
Genus: | Rynchops |
Species: | R. flavirostris |
Binomial name | |
Rynchops flavirostris Vieillot, 1816 | |
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