Antarctic Tern

Sterna vittata - Sterne couronnée

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Sterna
Species
:
vittata

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 40 cm
Wingspan
: 74 à 79 cm.
Weight
: 150 à 180 g

Longevity

17 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Sterna vittata vittata (Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, Bouvet and Heard Is.)
Sterna vittata tristanensis (Tristan da Cunha and Gough Is.)
Sterna vittata sanctipauli (St. Paul and Amsterdam Is.)
Sterna vittata georgiae (South Georgia, South Orkney and South Sandwich Is.)
Sterna vittata gaini (South Shetland Is., Antarctic Pen. and islands)
Sterna vittata bethunei (Stewart, Snares, Auckland, Bounty, Antipodes, Campbell and Macquarie Is.)

Foreign names

Sterne couronnée,
Charrán antártico,
gaivina-do-antártico,
Antarktisseeschwalbe,
antarktiszi csér,
Zuidpoolstern,
Sterna antartica,
antarktistärna,
Sørhavsterne,
rybár rajský,
rybák jižní,
Sydhavsterne,
eteläntiira,
Grysborsseeswael (Grysborssterretjie),
xatrac antàrtic,
rybitwa antarktyczna,
Антарктическая крачка,
ナンキョクアジサシ,
南极燕鸥,
南極燕鷗,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

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 Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands