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  2. Marsh tern - Wikipedia

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    The name marsh tern refers to terns of the genus Chlidonias, which typically breed in freshwater marshes, rather than coastal locations. Taxonomy

  3. Category:Chlidonias - Wikipedia

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    Bahasa Indonesia; ... Marsh tern; B. Black tern; Black-fronted tern; W. Whiskered tern; White-winged tern This page was last edited on 8 August 2018, at 23: ...

  4. Tern - Wikipedia

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    The marsh terns, Trudeau's tern and some Forster's terns nest in inland marshes. The black noddy and the white tern nest above ground level on cliffs or in trees. Migratory terns move to the coast after breeding, and most species winter near land, although some marine species, like the Aleutian tern , may wander far from land.

  5. List of birds of Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    The avifauna of Indonesia include a total of 1809 species, of which 786 are endemic, and 3 have been introduced by humans. 150 species are globally threatened. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist ...

  6. Whiskered tern - Wikipedia

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    The whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida) is a tern in the family Laridae.The genus name is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow".The specific hybridus is Latin for hybrid; Peter Simon Pallas thought it might be a hybrid of white-winged black tern and common tern, writing "Sterna fissipes [Chlidonias leucopterus] et Hirundine [Sterna hirundo] natam".

  7. Forster's tern - Wikipedia

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    Forster's tern is a marsh dwelling species. It can be found either in freshwater, brackish or saltwater. It is often found over shallow open water deep in the marsh. [7] Main habitats are marshes, estuaries, islands, salt marshes and marshy areas surrounding lakes and streams. [5] Forster's tern is usually restricted to North America. [6]

  8. Australian tern - Wikipedia

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    This is a somewhat atypical tern, in appearance like a Sterna tern, but with feeding habits more like the Chlidonias marsh terns, black tern and white-winged tern. The Australian gull-billed tern does not normally plunge dive for fish like the other white terns, and has a broader diet than most other terns.

  9. Marsh - Wikipedia

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    In ecology, a marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous plants rather than by woody plants. [1] More in general, the word can be used for any low-lying and seasonally waterlogged terrain. In Europe and in agricultural literature low-lying meadows that require draining and embanked polderlands are also referred to as marshes or marshland.