The black skimmer has black feathers with white face and chest. Its lower beak is black and covered with orange stripes. The upper beak is shorter than the lower one.

The black skimmer is a bird of prey. As the name suggests, it skims along the water surface and lower its lower bill into the water, scooping up the fish it is targeting. During the dry season, the skimmer dwells along the coasts.

birds          Black Skimmer           Great Egret           Harpy Eagle

Macaw           Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

fish          piranha

insects          Leaf Cutter Ant

mammals          Brazilian Tapir           Collared Peccary           Giant Anteater           Giant Otter

Howler Monkey           Owl Monkey           Jaguar           Pink Dolphin

reptiles          Anaconda Snake           Tree Boa           Black Caiman

rodents          Brown Agouti           Capybara