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Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus [SF Baird, 1869]
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Sternidae
BTO Codes:
, ALETE
EURING No:
6170
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Not Assessed
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
33 cm
Wingspan:
78 cm
Weight:
M/F: 110 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: onux =claw + prion =saw
and after Aleutian Is. (Alaska, US)
World Distribution:
BREEDS: e Siberia, Alaska, WINTERS: probably at sea in n Pacific
Habitat:
Grassland, lagoons, in winter probably pelagic
Diet:
Marine fish and zooplankton
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Farne Islands, 1979
(Dixey, A.R. et al. 1981. British Birds 74:411-416)
Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
1
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
North-east England:
North-west England:
English Midlands:
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Wales:
BirdGuides and BBRC
Other Names
Previously Sterna aleutica
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Alaskaterne
Dutch:
Aleoetenstern
Finnish:
Beringintiira
French:
Sterne des Aléoutiennes
German:
Aleutenseeschwalbe
Hungarian:
Aleuti csér
Icelandic:
Hrímþerna
Irish:
Italian:
Sterna aleutina
Norwegian:
Beringterne
Polish:
Rybitwa aleucka
Portuguese:
Andorinha-do-mar das Aletas
Spanish:
Charrán de las Aleutinas
Swedish:
Beringtärna
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Books and Monographs:
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See Also:
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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