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Sterna bernsteini
Photo by Mark Bruce
Matsu, Taiwan

Identification

Photo by Mark Bruce
Matsu, Taiwan

36cm

  • Pale grey mantle
  • Pale grey upperparts and wings
  • White underparts and rump
  • Black crest
  • White forked tail
  • Orange, black-tipped bill
  • Black legs and feet

Distribution

Asia: found in coastal eastern China; winters to Thailand, Borneo and Moluccas

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered in the 2008 IUCN Red List2

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Islands

Behaviour

Breeding

It is a ground nester.

Diet

The diet includes fish.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. BirdLife International
  3. Birding in Taiwan

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