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Skimmers

The Skimmers have distinctive uneven bills with the lower mandible longer than the upper, which allows them to fish in a remarkable way. The lower mandible skims the water surface sweeping up fish on the surface.

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Regent Bower bird User:Myobatrachidae GNU Free Documentation License 1.2

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List of skimmers

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