Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Witbaardsterretjie
Common Names in Dutch:
Witwangstern
Common Names in English:
Whiskered Tern
Common Names in French:
Guifette Moustac
Common Names in German:
Weißbart-Seeschwalbe, Weissbartseeschwalbe
Common Names in Hebrew:
מרומית לבנת-לחי
Common Names in Italian:
Mignattino Piombato
Common Names in Japanese:
クロハラアジサシ
Common Names in Russian:
Белощекая крачка
Common Names in Spanish:
Fumarel Cariblanco
Description
Family Laridae
Medium to large birds, usually grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills, and webbed feet.
Physical Description
Adult : Head : Cap: black, extending below eye Face : Cheeks: white Bill: dark red Neck: Nape: black Body: Belly: white in lower portion, wine-gray above Underparts: wine-gray Upperparts: dark gray Legs : Foot Color: dark red Leg Color: dark red Tail: slate-gray Shape : forked Undertail Coverts: white.
Size/Age/Growth
About 10 inches long, with a wingspan of 27 to 27 inches. Adults weigh about 3.1 ounces .
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,163 meters (0 to 7,096 feet).Mean = 244.950 meters (803.642 feet), Standard Deviation = 581.880 based on 107 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biology
Migration
Migratory
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Birds
- Subclass:
Neornithes
()
- Gadow, 1893
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
()
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Order:
Ciconiiformes
()
- Bonaparte, 1854
- Albatrosses, Alcids
- Suborder:
Charadrii
()
- Huxley, 1867
- Infraorder:
Charadriides
()
-
- Parvorder:
Charadriida
()
- Superfamily:
Laroidea
()
- Vigors, 1825
- Family:
Laridae
()
- Vigors, 1825
- Gulls
- Subfamily:
Larinae
()
- Tribe:
Sternini
()
- Genus:
Chlidonias
()
- Rafinesque, 1822
- Specific name:
hybridus
- (Pallas, 1811)
- Scientific name: - Chlidonias hybridus (Pallas, 1811)
- Specific name:
hybridus
- (Pallas, 1811)
- Genus:
Chlidonias
(
- Tribe:
Sternini
(
- Subfamily:
Larinae
(
- Family:
Laridae
(
- Superfamily:
Laroidea
(
- Parvorder:
Charadriida
(
- Infraorder:
Charadriides
(
- Suborder:
Charadrii
(
- Order:
Ciconiiformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
(
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Chlidonias hybrida (Pallas) 1811
- Chlidonias hybrida Pallas 1811
- Chlidonias hybridus (Pallas) , 1811
- Chlidonias hybridus Pallas, 1811
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Black Tern, White-Winged Tern
Members of the genus Chlidonias
There are approximately 24 species in this genus:
C. albostriatus (Black-Fronted Tern) · C. hibridus · C. hybrida (Whiskered Tern) · C. hybrida delalandii · C. hybrida hybrida · C. hybrida indica · C. hybrida javanica · C. hybrida sclateri · C. hybrida swinhoei · C. hybridus (Whiskered Tern) · C. hybridus fluviatilis · C. hybridus hybridus · C. hybridus indicus · C. hybridus javanicus · C. hybridus swinhoei · C. leucoptera · C. leucopterus (White-Winged Tern) · C. niger (Black Tern) · C. niger niger (Black Tern) · C. niger ssp · C. niger surinamensis · C. nigra · C. nigra nigra · C. nigra surinamensis
Bibliography
- Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 06, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 16 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 06, 2007:
- BeBIF Provider, Royal Museum of Central Africa - Albertian Rift Birds
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
- European Environment Agency, EUNIS
- Institute of Nature Conservation PAS, National System of Proetcted Areas
- Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Israel Nature and Parks Authority
- OZCAM
- Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- , Bird specimens
- Upper Silesian Museum, Bytom, Upper Silesian Museum, Bird Observations
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3854785
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-554218
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13816599
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 554218
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 150392
