Archive for the ‘Terns’ Category

• West African crested tern

  Dec 21 | Gulls+, Terns | Little Stint | 497 Views | with Comments Off on West African crested tern

  West African crested tern – Thalasseus albididorsalis – is a large resident/partially-migratory African tern of Type – seabird, Family Laridae and Order Charadriiformes. It was previously considered a...

• White-winged black tern

  Nov 19 | Gulls+, Terns | Little Stint | 491 Views | with Comments Off on White-winged black tern

  White-winged black tern – Chlidonias leucopterus – also on this site called – White-winged tern –...

• White tern

  Aug 2 | Gulls+, Terns | Little Stint | 745 Views | with Comments Off on White tern

  White tern – Gygis alba – is a small migratory pelagic Tropical tern of Type – seabird, Family Laridae and Order Charadriiformes. It is found in all the worlds’ tropical oceans, in the AWB Region it is...

• Black-naped tern

  Aug 2 | Gulls+, Terns | Little Stint | 638 Views | with Comments Off on Black-naped tern

  Black-naped tern – Sterna sumatrana – is a mid-sized migratory Oceanic tern of Type – seabird, Family Laridae and Order Charadriiformes. It has two populations, Indian Ocean and SE Asia, in the Indian Ocean it...

• African Royal tern

  Aug 29 | Gulls+, Terns | Little Stint | 1081 Views | with Comments Off on African Royal tern

  The African Royal Tern – Thalasseus albididorsalis or West African Crested Tern is a large tern of Type – seabird, Family Laridae and Order Charadriiformes. Note: there is a lot of conflicting Taxonomy data online,...

• Lesser crested tern

  Mar 31 | Gulls+, Terns | Little Stint | 1586 Views | with No Comments

  The Lesser crested tern – Thalasseus bengalensis is a medium sized tern of Type-seabird, the family Laridae and the Order Charadriiformes. It is found in subtropical and tropical areas of the Old World in three widely...

• Sandwich tern

  Mar 31 | Gulls+, Terns | Little Stint | 1436 Views | with No Comments

  The Sandwich tern – Thalasseus sandvicensis is a medium sized tern of Type-seabird, the family Laridae and the Order Charadriiformes. It is a summer breeder to the Palearctic Region, mostly concentrated in the west, around...

• Great crested tern

  Mar 31 | Gulls+, Terns | Little Stint | 1394 Views | with No Comments

  The Great crested tern – Thalasseus bergii or Greater crested tern, is a large tropical tern of Type – seabird of the family Laridae and the Order Charadriiformes. It is widely distributed in the tropical areas of the...

• White-cheeked tern

  Mar 31 | Gulls+, Terns | Little Stint | 1406 Views | with No Comments

  The White-cheeked tern – Sterna repressa is a medium sized subtropical tern of Type-seabird, of the family Laridae and the Order Charadriiformes. It is found around the coastal waters of Arabia, E Africa and W India. In the...

• Arctic tern

  Mar 31 | Gulls+, Terns | Little Stint | 1428 Views | with No Comments

  The Arctic tern – Sterna paradisaea is a medium sized tern of Type – seabird of the family Laridae and the Order Charadriiformes. It is strongly migratory and has the longest known migration routes of any migratory...