Species profile
Indian Skimmer
Rynchops albicollis
Quick answer
Rivers and lakes of Indian subcontinent and Mekong Delta
- Scientific name
- Rynchops albicollis
- Family
- Laridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Rynchops
- Conservation status
- Endangered
Recording Indian Skimmer in your journal
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