Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica [JF Gmelin, 1789] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Sternidae |
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BTO Codes:
TG, GUBTE
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EURING No: 6050 | |
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Number in Britain:
5 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor, Has Bred
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Subspecies:
nilotica recorded in Britain (of 6 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
36 cm
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Wingspan: 108 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 220 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: gelao=laughing + khelidon=swallow and after the river Nile |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Locally in e Europe, Asia, North America & c South America, WINTERS: south to S Africa, s Asia & s South America |
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Habitat:
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Sandy seacoasts, in winter marshes, estuaries, fields |
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Diet:
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Wide range of vertebrates and invertebrates |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Sussex, 1813
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
262
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Most Likely to Occur in:
April to September
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Dumfries & Galloway
(1990),
Upper Forth
(1977),
Outer Hebrides
(2003),
Orkney
(1992),
Shetland
(1995),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(2007),
Durham
(2006),
Northumberland
(2006),
East Yorkshire
(1995),
North Yorkshire
(1992),
South Yorkshire
(2003),
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North-west England:
Cheshire
(2002),
Lancashire
(1995),
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
(1995),
Nottinghamshire
(2006),
Shropshire
(2003),
Staffordshire
(1989),
Warwickshire
(2006),
West Midlands
(1896),
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Eastern England:
Essex
(2003),
Lincolnshire
(1978),
Norfolk
(2001),
Suffolk
(2005),
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South-east England:
Hampshire
(2003),
Isle of Wight
(1997),
Kent
(2006),
Greater London
(1980),
Oxfordshire
(1999),
Surrey
(1980),
East Sussex
(2005),
West Sussex
(2005),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2006),
Devon
(2006),
Dorset
(1996),
Gloucestershire
(1999),
Somerset
(2004),
Wiltshire
(1999),
Isles of Scilly
(2000),
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Wales:
Anglesey
(1978),
Carmarthen
(1996),
Ceredigion
(2007),
Flintshire
(1960),
Gower
(1996),
Gwent
(1979),
Meirionnydd
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Pembrokeshire
(1985),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Morwennol Ylfinbraff |
| Danish: Sandterne | Dutch: Lachstern |
| Finnish: Hietatiira | French: Sterne hansel |
| German: Lachseeschwalbe | Hungarian: Kacagócsér |
| Icelandic: Sandþerna | Irish: Geabhróg Ghobdhubh |
| Italian: Sterna zampenere | Norwegian: Sandterne |
| Polish: Rybitwa krótkodzioba | Portuguese: Gaivina-de-bico-preto |
| Spanish: Pagaza piconegra | Swedish: Sandtärna |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Guzman, J.M.S. & Fasola, M. 2002 BWP Update 4:21-34 | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology) | |
| Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter | |
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