Elegant Tern Sterna elegans [Gambel, 1849] |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Sternidae |
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BTO Codes:
, ELETE
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EURING No: 6120 | |
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Number in Britain:
Unavailable
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(-) Accidental (Ireland only)
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
. cm
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Wingspan: - |
Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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Old English: stearn=a tern and L.: elegans=fine |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: sw US, WINTERS: w South America |
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Habitat:
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Sandy seacoasts, in winter estuaries |
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Diet:
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Small fish esp Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax) |
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Other Names |
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Previously Thalasseus elegans
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| 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: |
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Spanish:
Charrán elegante
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Swedish: Aztektärna |
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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