Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus [SF Baird, 1869] |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Sternidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 6170 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
33 cm
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Wingspan: 78 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 110 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: onux=claw + prion=saw and after Aleutian Is. (Alaska, US) |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: e Siberia, Alaska, WINTERS: probably at sea in n Pacific |
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Habitat:
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Grassland, lagoons, in winter probably pelagic |
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Diet:
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Marine fish and zooplankton |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Farne Islands, 1979
(Dixey, A.R. et al. 1981. British Birds 74:411-416)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
1
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North-east England:
Northumberland
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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Previously Sterna aleutica
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| 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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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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