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Common tern

Birds

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. 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
Piscivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Sterna hirundo 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Sterna, Taxa
Source Common tern (Wikidata)

In Biome

Lake, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sterna hirundo
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. 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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4. Common tern (Wikipedia)
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
Quote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sterna hirundo
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyIn Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
Quote, In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
lakes and ponds
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