Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus [Scopoli, 1786] |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Sternidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 6220 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
antarcticus recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
31 cm
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Wingspan: 79 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 140 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: onux=claw + prion=saw and Gr.: anaisthetos=stupid |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Islands in Pacific, Caribbean & Indian Ocean, RANGES: tropical seas |
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Habitat:
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Coral islets, otherwise pelagic |
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Diet:
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Small fish and planktonic invertebrates picked from surface, often by hovering |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Kent, 1931
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
19
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
April to October
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Argyll
(1994),
Angus & Dundee
(2003),
Highland
(1993),
Northeast
(1988),
Orkney
(1979),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(1988),
Northumberland
(1992),
East Yorkshire
(1992),
North Yorkshire
(1994),
West Yorkshire
(1994),
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North-west England:
Cumbria
(1994),
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English Midlands:
Leicestershire
(1984),
Northamptonshire
(1993),
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Eastern England:
Essex
(2006),
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South-east England:
Kent
(1991),
East Sussex
(1993),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1982),
Devon
(1977),
Dorset
(1984),
Isles of Scilly
(1991),
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Wales:
Anglesey
(1988),
Gower
(1954),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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Previously Sterna anaethetus
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Morwennol Ffrwynog |
| Danish: Brilleterne | Dutch: Brilstern |
| Finnish: Tropiikintiira | French: Sterne bridée |
| German: Zügelseeschwalbe | Hungarian: Kantaros csér |
| Icelandic: Taumþerna | Irish: Geabhróg spéaclach |
| Italian: Sterna dalle redini | Norwegian: Tøyleterne |
| Polish: Rybitwa brunatnogrzbieta | Portuguese: Garajau-embridado |
| Spanish: Charrán embridado | Swedish: Gråryggad sottärna |
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Wikipedia entry
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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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