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− | ;Chlidonias niger | + | ;[[:Category:Chlidonias|Chlidonias]] niger |
− | [[Image:Black_Tern.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Gaga]] | + | [[Image:Black_Tern.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Gaga<br>Location: Henryville, Quebec, Canada]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | The range of the Black Tern is almost worldwide. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | Chlidonias niger has two subspecies: | ||
+ | *''C. n. niger''; and | ||
+ | *''C. n. surinamensis''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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<flashmp3>Chlidonias niger (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Chlidonias niger (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Chlidonias niger (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Chlidonias niger (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | Lepage D. 2008. [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/ Avibase]. Search for "Black Tern" downloaded 29 April 2008. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Chlidonias+niger}} | {{GSearch|Chlidonias+niger}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=988&Bird_Image_ID=4197&Bird_Family_ID=105 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=988&Bird_Image_ID=4197&Bird_Family_ID=105 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chlidonias]] [[Category:Incomplete]] |
Revision as of 06:49, 29 April 2008
- Chlidonias niger
Identification
Distribution
The range of the Black Tern is almost worldwide.
Taxonomy
Chlidonias niger has two subspecies:
- C. n. niger; and
- C. n. surinamensis.
Habitat
Behaviour
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Chlidonias niger (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
Lepage D. 2008. Avibase. Search for "Black Tern" downloaded 29 April 2008.