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;[[:Category:Sterna|Sterna]] vittata | ;[[:Category:Sterna|Sterna]] vittata | ||
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==Identification== | ==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. | 31-38 cm. Pale grey and white, black cap when breeding otherwise streaked with white, greyish black wing tips, dark red or blackish bill. | ||
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Up to 3 eggs are laid in a shallow pebble-or shell-lined scrape on the ground, between October and January. | Up to 3 eggs are laid in a shallow pebble-or shell-lined scrape on the ground, between October and January. | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
+ | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Tern Wikipedia] | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{GSearch|Sterna+vittata}} | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=41&bid=541 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=41&bid=541 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Sterna]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Sterna]] |
Revision as of 22:50, 19 December 2008
- 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 - white belly, foreneck, forehead, and breast, grey back, black bill, orange-red legs and feet.
Distribution
Southern Oceans.
Taxonomy
There are two subspecies; S v vittata and S v bethunei.
Habitat
Coasts and sea.
Behaviour
The diet includes fish.
Up to 3 eggs are laid in a shallow pebble-or shell-lined scrape on the ground, between October and January.