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Mixed flock of Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) and Elegant Terns (Sterna elegans) in flight, Arica, Region XV Arica-Parinacota, Chile
The Black Skimmer is called Rayador in Chile; the Elegant Tern is Gaviotin elegante. The Elegant Tern is a coastal migrant in Chile from its breeding grounds in the Gulf of California, and occurs in non-breeding plumage.
Photo ID: CHI_8287_Black_Skimmer_(Rynchops_niger)_and_Elegant_Tern_(Sterna_elegans)__Arica__Region_XV_Arica-Parinacota__Chile_RCrsESEA
Photo size: 15.2 Mpixels (43.6 MB uncompressed) - 5759x2644 pixels (19.2x8.8 in / 48.8x22.4 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Arica, Arica-Parinacota, aves, avian, avifauna, beak, bill, bird, birds, Black Skimmer, Chile, coast, coastal, Elegant Tern, Family Laridae, Family Rynchopidae, feather, feathers, flight, fly, flying, Martin Grace, natural history, nature, ornithology, plumage, primaries, primary, Rynchops niger, sea, shore, Skimmer, Sterna elegans, Subfamily Sterninae, Tern, water, waves, wild, wildlife, wing, wings
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