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| Indian Skimmer
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Rynchops albicollis
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Full
Species (monotypic); i.e. no subspecies/races
Rynchops albicollis Swainson 1838 |
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The Indian Skimmer is usually seen on broad and smooth rivers, not in torrents, down to the tideway, though occasionally a few birds may haunt large open tanks.zoom in/out (Max 2X)  Distributed sparsely They are usually found in the morning and evening flying, often in scattered flocks, rather slowly close to the water, now and then dipping their bills in the stream. During the day the flocks generally rest on sandbanks. They certainly catch fish at times (WT Blanford-1898). Reference: Rasmussen, P.C. & Anderton, J.C. (2005): Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide (2 Volumes), v.1, p.138, v.2, p.201. Published by Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA and Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain. Baker, E.C.S. (1924): Fauna of British India: Birds (Second Edition), v.6, p.150. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council Blanford, WT. (1898): The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Birds v.4, p.327. Edited by W.T. Blanford. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council |
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