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| Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida [Pallas, 1811] | |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Sternidae |
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BTO Codes:
WD , WHKTE
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EURING No: 6260 | |
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Number in Britain:
2 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
hybrida recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
24 cm
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Wingspan: 76 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 88 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: khelidon=swallow + -ios=like and L.: hybrida=hybrid |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Locally in Europe, c&s Asia, s Africa, Australia, WINTERS Africa, s Asia & Australia |
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Habitat:
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Marshes, lagoons, rivers, lakes, in winter coastal |
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Diet:
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Mostly insects (and their larvae) , also small fish and amphibians |
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| Records and Distribution | |
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First Record:
Dorset, 1836
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Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
113
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
April to September
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Dumfries & Galloway
(1894),
Northeast
(2001),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
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Northumberland
(1977),
East Yorkshire
(2003),
North Yorkshire
(1995),
South Yorkshire
(2004),
West Yorkshire
(2000),
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North-west England:
Cheshire
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Cumbria
(1957),
Lancashire
(2003),
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
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Leicestershire
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Northamptonshire
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Nottinghamshire
(2003),
Staffordshire
(1970),
Warwickshire
(1987),
Worcestershire
(1994),
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Eastern England:
Bedfordshire
(2001),
Cambridgeshire
(1997),
Essex
(1998),
Lincolnshire
(2004),
Norfolk
(2002),
Suffolk
(2002),
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South-east England:
Buckinghamshire
(2001),
Hampshire
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Isle of Wight
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Kent
(2001),
Surrey
(2005),
East Sussex
(1994),
West Sussex
(1994),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1999),
Devon
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Dorset
(1988),
Gloucestershire
(2002),
Somerset
(2004),
Wiltshire
(2002),
Isles of Scilly
(1851),
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Wales:
Anglesey
(2002),
Ceredigion
(1965),
Clwyd
(1976),
Glamorgan
(1974),
Gwent
(1994),
Powys
(1956),
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| Other Names | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: Corswennol Farfog |
| Danish: Hvidskægget terne | Dutch: Witwangstern |
| Finnish: Valkoposkitiira | French: Guifette moustac |
| German: Weißbartseeschwalbe | Hungarian: Fattyúszerko |
| Icelandic: Skeggþerna | Irish: Geabhróg Bhroinndubh |
| Italian: Mignattino piombato | Norwegian: Hvitkinnscartterne |
| Polish: Rybitwa bialowasa | Portuguese: Gaivina-de-faces-brancas |
| Spanish: Fumarel cariblanco | Swedish: Skäggtärna |
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