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'''Juveniles''':belly, foreneck, forehead, and breast are white. Grey back, black bill, orange-red legs and feet. | '''Juveniles''':belly, foreneck, forehead, and breast are white. Grey back, black bill, orange-red legs and feet. | ||
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Southern Oceans. | Southern Oceans. | ||
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*''S. v. tristanensis'': | *''S. v. tristanensis'': | ||
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Revision as of 17:54, 6 November 2012
- Sterna vittata
Identification
31-38 cm.
- Pale grey and white
- Black cap when breeding otherwise streaked with white
- Greyish black wing tips
- Dark red or blackish bill.
Juveniles:belly, foreneck, forehead, and breast are white. Grey back, black bill, orange-red legs and feet.
Distribution
Southern Oceans.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- S. v. tristanensis:
- Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island; Amsterdam Island and (possibly) St. Paul Island
- S. v. georgiae:
- South Georgia Island; possibly South Orkney and South Sandwich islands
- S. v. gaini:
- South Shetland Islands
- S. v. vittata:
- Prince Edward, Marion, Crozet and Kerguelen islands
- S. v. bethunei:
- Stewart, Snares, Auckland, Bounty, Antipodes, Campbell islands
- S. v. macquariensis:
- Macquarie Island
S. v. macquariensis is not recognised by all authorities[2]
Habitat
Coasts and sea.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fish.
Breeding
Up to 3 eggs are laid in a shallow pebble-or shell-lined scrape on the ground, between October and January.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- Wikipedia]]
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Antarctic Tern. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Antarctic_Tern