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Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus [Scopoli, 1786]
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Sternidae
BTO Codes:
, BRITE
EURING No:
6220
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
anaethetus recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
31 cm
Wingspan:
79 cm
Weight:
M/F: 140 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: onux =claw + prion =saw
and Gr.: anaisthetos =stupid
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Islands in Pacific, Caribbean & Indian Ocean, RANGES: tropical seas
Habitat:
Coral islets, otherwise pelagic
Diet:
Small fish and planktonic invertebrates picked from surface, often by hovering
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Kent, 1931
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
19
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
April to October
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
North-east England:
Cleveland
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North-west England:
English Midlands:
Leicestershire
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Northamptonshire
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Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Cornwall
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Devon
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Wales:
Other Names
Previously Sterna anaethetus
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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See Also:
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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