Elegant Tern Sterna elegans   [Gambel, 1849]

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   Page updated:16-January-2013

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Sternidae
BTO Codes: , ELETE EURING No: 6120
Number in Britain: Unavailable
Conservation Status:
UK: Not Assessed
European: Not evaluated
Global: Near Threatened (Details)
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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

Previously Thalasseus elegans
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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