Occurrence of an Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis at Abdasa: a noteworthy record from western Kutch, Gujarat, India | Journal of Threatened Taxa

Occurrence of an Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis at Abdasa: a noteworthy record from western Kutch, Gujarat, India | Journal of Threatened Taxa

Rynchops albicollis, commonly referred to as the Indian Skimmer or Indian Scissors-bill, is the only skimmer species found in the Indian subcontinent. Its small global population, with 2,450–2,900 mature individuals, is experiencing a continuous decline, and the species was up-listed to ‘Endangered’ by the IUCN Red List in 2020. The species is considered a winter visitor to southwestern Gujarat, with the Saurashtra region and the Little Rann of …