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Elegant Tern Sterna elegans [Gambel, 1849]
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Sternidae
BTO Codes:
, ELETE
EURING No:
6120
Number in Britain:
Unavailable
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Near Threatened
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Status in UK:
(-) Accidental (Ireland only)
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
. cm
Wingspan:
-
Weight:
-
Scientific name from:
Old English: stearn =a tern
and L.: elegans =fine
World Distribution:
BREEDS: sw US, WINTERS: w South America
Habitat:
Sandy seacoasts, in winter estuaries
Diet:
Small fish esp Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax )
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Aztekerterne
Dutch:
Californische kuifstern
Finnish:
Kaunotiira
French:
Sterne élegante
German:
Schmuckseeschwalbe
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish:
Geabhróg Ghalánta
Italian:
Sterna elegante
Norwegian:
Langnebbterne
Polish:
Rybitwa kalifornijska
Portuguese:
Spanish:
Charrán elegante
Swedish:
Aztektärna
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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