Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida - Guifette moustac

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Chlidonias
Species
:
hybrida

Descriptor

Pallas, 1811

Biometrics

Size
: 29 cm
Wingspan
: 64 à 70 cm.
Weight
: 80 à 95 g

Longevity

10 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Chlidonias hybrida hybrida (n Africa and sw Europe to c Asia, se Siberia, China and se Asia)
Chlidonias hybrida delalandii (s and e Africa, Madagascar)
Chlidonias hybrida javanicus (Australia)

Foreign names

Guifette moustac,
Fumarel cariblanco,
gaivina-dos-pauis,
Weißbart-Seeschwalbe,
fattyúszerkő,
Witwangstern,
Mignattino piombato,
skäggtärna,
Hvitkinnsvartterne,
čorík bahenný,
rybák bahenní,
Hvidskægget Terne,
valkoposkitiira,
Witbaardmeerswael (Witbaardsterretjie),
fumarell carablanc,
Skeggþerna,
rybitwa białowąsa,
baltvaigu zīriņš,
belolična čigra,
Белощёкая крачка,
Dara-laut kumis,
クロハラアジサシ,
须浮鸥,
นกนางนวลแกลบเคราขาว,
黑腹燕鷗〔鬚浮鷗〕,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Marshes/Pools, Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Marshes/Pools ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels), Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land

Geographic range

Illustration

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Sources of information

IOC World Bird List (v12.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2022.

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