Black Skimmer

Notes:

Approximate Hatch Weights:

Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Common Name: Gulls/Terns/Skimmers
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Semi-Precocial
Down: Buffy down with brown and black markings
Skin Color:
Bill: Long and straight and orange to pink with dark tip
Foot Type: Palmate
Gape:
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to orange legs and feet

 

~2nd Week


Photo from Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge

>4 Weeks


Photo by Aaron Budgor

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