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Common Name

Black Tern

Alternate Names

Common Type

Tern

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Laridae

Genus

Chlidonias

Species

niger

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Inland water

Distribution and Range

Breed in Europe, Western Asia and North America and winter in South America or Africa

Food

Do not dive for fish but surface pick items and catch insects in flight.

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Field Notes:

Unlike the "white" Sterna terns, these birds do not dive for fish, but forage on the wing picking up items at or near the water's surface or catching insects in flight.

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