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Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatranaRaffles, 1822
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At a glance
The Black-naped Tern is a medium-sized bird, about 30–32 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 30–32 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Black-naped Tern look like?
The Black-naped Tern is a medium-sized bird, about 30–32 cm long and weighing 90–120 g.
The black-naped tern is an oceanic tern mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. They are rarely found inland. It was described from the islands around Sumatra. It is most closely related to roseate tern S. dougallii and white-fronted tern S. striata.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Black-naped Tern?
The Black-naped Tern is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Black-naped Tern eat?
The Black-naped Tern feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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