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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 ( Details )
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Status in UK: (-)  Accidental (Ireland only)
Subspecies: Monotypic
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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)
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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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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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