Aleutian Tern

Onychoprion aleuticus - Sterne des Aléoutiennes

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Onychoprion
Species
:
aleuticus

Descriptor

Baird, SF, 1869

Biometrics

Size
: 34 cm
Wingspan
: 75 à 80 cm.
Weight
: 83 à 140 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Aleutian Tern (Onychoprion aleuticus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Sterne des Aléoutiennes,
Charrán aleutiano,
gaivina-das-aleútes,
Aleutenseeschwalbe,
Bering-tengeri csér,
Aleoetenstern,
Sterna aleutina,
beringtärna,
Beringterne,
rybár aleutský,
rybák aleutský,
Beringsterne,
aleuttientiira,
xatrac de les illes Aleutianes,
Hrímþerna,
rybitwa aleucka,
Aleutu zīriņš,
aleutska čigra,
Камчатская крачка,
Dara-laut aleutian,
コシジロアジサシ,
白腰燕鸥,
beringtärna,
白腰燕鷗,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Grassland : Tundra ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches