What is a black skimmer?

Black skimmer is a medium to large water bird with a look like a seagull appearance. It is located all year round in most South America and some parts of the Gulf of Mexico and has breeding on the east coast of the United States. It can be easily identified by its unique, beak -like knives characterized by a lower jaw that is longer than the upper. Black Skimmer is the only bird in the United States that has such a beak. In the shape of a black skimmer resembles a seagull with a long beak, which is red at the base and black at the tip. Bird's back, wings and upper head are black, while face, front and abdomen are white. The wings are long and slim, while the legs and legs are bright, reddish.

nests, black skimmers usually find their preferred habitats on sandy beaches or sand dunes, pools, pools, mouth or near shallow bays. The feathers of breeding birds are a bit brighter than in endless birds. Youngings have markings that are similar to adults but darker partsOn the back and heads are paler, matt brown color. Both parts of their beaks are the same length when the birds are first hatched; They start to get a longer lower jaw until they are about four weeks.

Black skimmers have very sensitive beaks that use to hunt small fish, which make up most of their diet. They fly just above the water surface, open beak, the tip of the long, lower jaw that slips water. When they find a fish, they catch it out of the water. Black Skimmer is the only member of the Skimmer family found in the United States, but the closely related African Skimmer and Indian Skimmer share the same unique food method.

After a temporary market decrease in the number 70. They cover the range of about 14 million square miles between their native environment in the middle, south and North America and the Caribbean. Black skimmers live in colonies and these groups can be called conspiracy, embezzlement or scoop.