Portrait of a young black skimmer (Rynchops niger), Ria Lagartos, Yucatan

Feeds by skimming the water surface with its specially adapted lower mandible and catching fish or crustaceans it makes contact with. Breeds along the southeastern coasts of the USA and in South America.

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