BirdUp · Species
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus(Temminck, 1815)
Native
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Laridae
- Genus
- Chlidonias
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The white-winged tern or white-winged black tern is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is a small species generally found in or near bodies of fresh water across much of the world, including Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow".
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Inland south-central and east Europe and Iraq to south-east Russia, north-east China and north-central Siberia
- Non-breeding range
- To coastal and inland Africa north and south of Sahara; south-east Asia and east China, Philippines, Indonesian Arch., and coastal New Guinea and Australia
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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