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Black Tern

Birds

The black tern is a small tern generally found in or near inland water, breeding across Europe, Western Asia and North America. In winter it migrates to coastal areas of Africa and South America. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Natural Pest Control 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Chlidonias niger 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Body Size Band
Small 7
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 7
Lifespan
21 8
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Laridae, Taxa
Source Black Tern (Wikidata)

In Biome

Lake, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Chlidonias niger (Animal Diversity Web)
River, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Chlidonias niger (Animal Diversity Web)
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Found In

Australia

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Denmark

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Ecuador

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France

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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South Africa

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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United States

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Uruguay

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Carnivore
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: Chlidonias niger (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
    Black terns feed on insects that may be potentially harmful to humans.
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: River, Habitat: Aquatic Biomes
    Aquatic Biomes lakes and ponds rivers and streams
  • In Biome: Lake, Habitat: Aquatic Biomes
    Aquatic Biomes lakes and ponds rivers and streams
  • In Biome: River, Habitat: Wetlands
    Wetlands are often shallow in nature. Its winter home is on the coasts of South America and it appears in considerable numbers on the South Atlantic and Gulf coast of North America during its periodic migrations, but all other times it a bird of the interior. Forbush & May, 1955; http://www.npsc.nbs.gov/resource/distr/others/nddanger/species/chlinige.htm Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland Aquatic Biomes lakes and ponds rivers and streams
  • In Biome: Lake, Habitat: Wetlands
    Wetlands are often shallow in nature. Its winter home is on the coasts of South America and it appears in considerable numbers on the South Atlantic and Gulf coast of North America during its periodic migrations, but all other times it a bird of the interior. Forbush & May, 1955; http://www.npsc.nbs.gov/resource/distr/others/nddanger/species/chlinige.htm Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland Aquatic Biomes lakes and ponds rivers and streams
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4. Black Tern (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q27215 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Laridae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Chlidonias niger
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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6. Black 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: chlidonias niger
    4488 Nonpasseriformes Charadriiformes Laridae Gulls and terns 61 BL3 Chlidonias niger Black Tern 40 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 VertFishScav Ref_3 A Carolina 10 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Other 0 65.3 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Chlidonias niger, Nocturnal column
    Chlidonias niger Black Tern 40 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 VertFishScav Ref_3 A Carolina 10 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Other 0
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8. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Chlidonias niger
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 21 years (wild)
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