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Common tern

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The common tern is a seabird in the family Laridae with a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding across temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions, and breeding adults show light grey upperparts, pale underparts, a black cap, orange-red legs and a narrow pointed bill that is mostly red with a black tip or entirely black depending on subspecies.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Piscivore 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

System (Realm)

Marine 2

Relationship to People

Hunted or Fished 3

Living or Extinct

Yes 4

Scientific Name

Sterna hirundo 4

Conservation Status

Least Concern 6

Body Size Band

Small 7

Activity Pattern

Diurnal 7

Lifespan

33 8

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 5

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 3

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Common tern (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sterna hirundo

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Sources

1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)

Diet: Piscivore

2. GBIF Species API

GBIF Species API

System (Realm): Terrestrial
System (Realm): Freshwater
System (Realm): Marine

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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sterna hirundo

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
In the nineteenth century, terns were exploited commercially for their eggs and feathers.
In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
lakes and ponds

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4. Common tern (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q18875 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Sterna, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q76366 (Sterna)

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5. NatureServe Explorer: Sterna hirundo

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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6. Common tern (Wikipedia)

Infobox: status

Quote, Infobox: status

LC

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7. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)

Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)

Row: sterna hirundo
4463 Nonpasseriformes Charadriiformes Laridae Gulls and terns 61 BL3 Sterna hirundo Common Tern 10 0 0 80 0 10 0 0 0 0 VertFishScav Ref_3 A Carolina 80 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0 129.15 Dunning08 1
BirdFuncDat.txt row Sterna hirundo, Nocturnal column
Sterna hirundo Common Tern 10 0 0 80 0 10 0 0 0 0 VertFishScav Ref_3 A Carolina 80 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0

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8. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Sterna hirundo

Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity 33 years (wild)

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