Kerguelen Tern

Sterna virgata - Sterne de Kerguelen Sterne des Kerguelen

Sterne de Kerguelen
Second
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Sterna

  • Species
    :

    virgata

Descriptor

Cabanis, 1875

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 33 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 65 à 72 cm.
  • Weight
    : 0 à 170 g
Longevity

11 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Sterne de Kerguelen
adult plum. breeding
Sterne de Kerguelen
adult

Kerguelen Tern (Sterna virgata) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Sterna virgata virgata (Kerguelen Is.)
  • Sterna virgata mercuri (Crozet and Prince Edward Is.)

Foreign names

  • Sterne de Kerguelen,
  • Charrán de las Kerguelen,
  • gaivina-das-kerguelen,
  • Kerguelenseeschwalbe,
  • kerguelen-szigeteki csér,
  • Kerguelenstern,
  • Sterna delle Kerguelen,
  • kerguelentärna,
  • Kerguelenterne,
  • rybár kerguelenský,
  • rybák kerguelenský,
  • Kerguelenterne,
  • kerguelenintiira,
  • xatrac de les illes Kerguelen,
  • rybitwa kergueleńska,
  • Кергеленская крачка,
  • ケルゲレンアジサシ,
  • 克岛燕鸥,
  • kerguelentärna,
  • 克格連燕鷗,

Habitat

Sterne de Kerguelen
adult plum. breeding

Grassland : Subantarctic ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; 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)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

QRcode Sterne de Kerguelen
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