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The common tern is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) and the US–Canada Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 apply. [120] [121] Parties to the AEWA agreement are required to engage in a wide range of conservation strategies described in a detailed action plan.
The Arctic tern's call is more nasal and rasping than that of the common, and is easily distinguishable from that of the roseate. [ 22 ] This bird's closest relatives are a group of South Polar species, the South American ( Sterna hirundinacea ), Kerguelen ( S. virgata ), and Antarctic ( S. vittata ) terns.
The type species is the common tern (Sterna hirundo). [3] Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn" which appears in the poem The Seafarer ; a similar word was used to refer to terns by the Frisians .
Maximum known ages include 34 for an Arctic tern and 32 for a sooty. Although several other species are known to live in captivity for up to 20 years, their greatest recorded ages are underestimates because the birds can outlive their rings. [5] Interbreeding between tern species is rare, and involves closely related species when it occurs.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Greece. The avifauna of Greece included a total of 478 species according to the Hellenic Rarities Committee of the Hellenic Ornithological Society (Ελληνική Ορνιθολογική Εταιρεία) with supplemental additions from Avibase as of May 2023.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Barbados. The avifauna of Barbados included a total of 283 species, according to Bird Checklists of the World as of October 2024. [1] Of them, one is endemic, 15 have been introduced by humans, and 190 are rare or accidental. Eight species have been extirpated and one is probably extinct. An ...
There are six species of seagulls (Larus) and the storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) colony on Nólsoy is the largest in the world. Inland birds are fewer in numbers. Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) (the national bird), whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) and Arctic tern (Sterna paradisea) are common on the ...
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. ... Fox snake, three species of Pantherophis; Forest flame snake; G. Garter snake. Checkered garter snake;