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White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus(Temminck, 1815)
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Laridae
- Genus
- Chlidonias
At a glance
The White-winged Tern is a medium-sized bird, about 20–23 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 20–23 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a White-winged Tern look like?
The White-winged Tern is a medium-sized bird, about 20–23 cm long and weighing 49–78 g.
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
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a White-winged Tern?
The White-winged 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 White-winged Tern eat?
The White-winged Tern feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, terrestrial vertebrates, intertidal invertebrates, fish/invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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