Black skimmer, Rynchops niger, #17440

Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California, USA, Rynchops niger, natural history stock photograph, photo id 17440

Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California, USA

Species: Black skimmer, Rynchops niger
Location: San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California
Image ID: 17440
Format: Digital 3:2

Keywords: animal, animalia, aves, bird, black skimmer, california, charadriiformes, chordata, creature, gull, laridae, national wildlife refuges, nature, niger, rynchops, rynchops niger, san diego, san diego bay, san diego bay national wildlife refuge, seabird, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate

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Animal > Bird > Gull (Laridae) > Black Skimmer
Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Wildlife Refuges > San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Location > USA > California > San Diego > San Diego Bay

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