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Terns are seabirds in the family Laridae, subfamily Sterninae, that have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands. Terns are treated in eleven genera in a subgroup of the family Laridae, which also includes several genera of gulls and the skimmers ( Rynchops ).
Common tern Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Genus: Sterna Species: S. hirundo Binomial name Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 Breeding Resident Non-breeding Passage Vagrant (seasonality uncertain) Synonyms Sterna fluviatilis (Naumann, 1839) Twisted head The ...
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Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Pacific Ocean, western Indian Ocean, Caribbean and West Africa. Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Sooty tern. Onychoprion fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1766) Red Sea across Indian Ocean to at least central Pacific. Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Aleutian tern. Onychoprion aleuticus (Baird, 1869) Alaska and easternmost Siberia to Australia: Size ...
Illustration of Sterna striata from A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Buller,1888. The white-fronted tern is described as an average-sized bird. Its dimensions are 35–43 cm (14–17 in) in length, with a wingspan between 79 and 82 cm (31 and 32 in); the male weighs on average 130 g (4.6 oz). [3]
Like most terns, this species hunts by diving; they partially breach the surface of the water and directly capture their prey carrying it horizontally in their beak. Most hunt alone at sea, but hunt closer to shore in the surf when feeding nestlings and mates.
Laridae is a family of seabirds in the order Charadriiformes that includes the gulls, terns, noddies, skimmers, and kittiwakes. It includes around 100 species arranged into 22 genera . They are an adaptable group of mostly aerial birds found worldwide.
The white tern or common white tern (Gygis alba) is a small seabird found across the tropical oceans of the world. [2] It is sometimes known as the fairy tern, although this name is potentially confusing as it is also the common name of Sternula nereis.