African skimmer / Braunmantel-Scherenschnabel (Rynchops flavirostris)

Nesting bird, perhaps african skimmer. 2016-09-29 15.07.02 Botswana
Classification: Genus Rynchops; Family Gulls (Laridae)
General: The African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) is a near-threatened species of bird belonging to the skimmer genus Rynchops in the family Laridae. It is found along rivers, lakes and lagoons in Sub-Saharan Africa.^[1] [more]

First documented observation : 2016-09-29 in Botswana.