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Difference between revisions of "Black Tern" - BirdForum Opus

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[[Image:Black_Tern.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Gaga]]
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[[Image:Black_Tern.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Gaga<br>Location:  Henryville, Quebec, Canada]]
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Location:  Henryville, Quebec, Canada
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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The range of the Black Tern is almost worldwide.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Chlidonias niger has two subspecies:
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*''C. n. niger''; and
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*''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]]''
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==References==
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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]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chlidonias]] [[Category:Incomplete]]

Revision as of 06:49, 29 April 2008

Chlidonias niger
Photo by Gaga
Location: Henryville, Quebec, Canada

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.

External Links

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