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The little tern (Sternula albifrons) is a seabird of the family Laridae. It was first described by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 and given the binomial name Sterna albifrons . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was moved to the genus Sternula when the genus Sterna was restricted to the larger typical terns. [ 5 ]
Most species have little or no nest, laying the eggs onto bare ground, but Trudeau's tern, Forster's tern and the marsh terns construct floating nests from the vegetation in their wetland habitats. Black and lesser noddies build nests of twigs, feathers and excreta on tree branches, and brown , blue , and grey noddies make rough platforms of ...
The avian family Laridae comprise the noddies, skimmers, kittiwakes, gulls, and terns. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 104 Laridae species distributed among 22 genera. This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial. Common name Binomial name IOC sequence African skimmer Rynchops ...
Genus Sternula – F. Boie, 1822 – seven species ; Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Little tern ...
It is closely related to, and was formerly often considered conspecific with, the little tern of the Old World. Other close relatives include the yellow-billed tern and Peruvian tern, both from South America. It is a small tern, 22–24 cm (8.7–9.4 in) long, with a wingspan of 50 cm (20 in), and weighing 39–52 g (1.4–1.8 oz).
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The white tern, manu-o-Kū, was named Honolulu, Hawaiʻi's official bird on April 2, 2007. New Zealand's Department of Conservation classifies the white tern as Nationally Critical, with populations having been largely decimated by the introduction of feral cats and rats on Raoul Island, the terns' only breeding site in the country. [18]