White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus [Temminck, 1815] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Sternidae |
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BTO Codes:
WJ, WWBTE
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EURING No: 6280 | |
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Number in Britain:
16 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
22 cm
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Wingspan: 65 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 63 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: khelidon=swallow + -ios=like and Gr.: leukos + pteros=wing |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: e Europe, c Asia, e Africa, WINTERS: s Africa, s Asia, Australia |
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Habitat:
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Marshes, wet grassland, in winter seacoast & estuaries |
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Diet:
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Mostly freshwater insects and invertebrates, sometimes fish |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Norfolk, 1853 (Dublin, 1841)
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
793
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| White-winged Tern | |
| Gaelic: Steàrnag-bhreac | Welsh: Corswennol Adeinwen |
| Danish: Hvidvinget terne | Dutch: Witvleugelstern |
| Finnish: Valkosiipitiira | French: Guifette leucoptère |
| German: Weißflügel-Seeschwalbe | Hungarian: Fehérszárnyú szerko |
| Icelandic: Tígulþerna | Irish: Geabhróg Bháneiteach |
| Italian: Mignattino alibianche | Norwegian: Hvitvingesvartterne |
| Polish: Rybitwa bialoskrzydla | Portuguese: Gaivina-d'asa-branca |
| Spanish: Fumarel aliblanco | Swedish: Vitvingad tärna |
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