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;[[:Category:Sterna|Sterna]] repressa | ;[[:Category:Sterna|Sterna]] repressa | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Africa]], [[Middle East]] and [[Asia]] <br /> |
| − | + | '''Northern Africa''': [[Egypt]]<br /> | |
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]],<br /> | ||
| + | '''Middle East''': [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Socotra]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Qatar]], [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iraq]], [[Iran]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
| + | [[Image:33708AJD1738 800w.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|AJDH|AJDH}}<br />Al Khobar, [[Saudi Arabia]], July 2006]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Pelagic except when breeding. | ||
| + | [[Image:White-cheeked_Tern.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|AJDH|AJDH}}<br /> Al Khobar, [[Saudi Arabia]], June 2006]] | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | A nest of sticks is placed on the ground. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sterna+repressa}} | {{GSearch|Sterna+repressa}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=980&Bird_Image_ID=6113&Bird_Family_ID=105 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=980&Bird_Image_ID=6113&Bird_Family_ID=105 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Sterna]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Sterna]] | ||
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- Sterna repressa
Identification
Distribution
Africa, Middle East and Asia
Northern Africa: Egypt
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Middle East: Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Socotra, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran
Asia: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Pelagic except when breeding.
Behaviour
Breeding
A nest of sticks is placed on the ground.
References
- 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.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-cheeked Tern. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-cheeked_Tern
