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Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) and Elegant Terns (Sterna elegans) taking off over the waves, 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_8416_Black_Skimmer_(Rynchops_niger)___Elegant_Tern_(Sterna_elegans)__Arica__Region_XV_Arica-Parinacota__Chile_RCEA
Photo size: 18.5 Mpixels (52.9 MB uncompressed) - 5588x3306 pixels (18.6x11 in / 47.3x28 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, take-off, Tern, water, waves, wild, wildlife, wing, wings
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