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Fairy Tern

Sternula nereis

Vulnerable

Размах крыльев

35,6 cm

Масса

68,5 g

Семейство

Laridae

Отряд

Charadriiformes

О нас

Fairy Tern, 22–25 cm, breeds in southern Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia on sandy beaches. White and pale grey with an orange-yellow bill; delicate and buoyant in flight. Piscivore; hovers and plunge-dives in shallow coastal and estuarine waters. Vulnerable due to beach disturbance.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Размах крыльев	35,6 cm	14.0 in
Масса	68,5 g	2.42 oz

Habitat & Range

🏖️ Coastal

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

Поведение и размножение

Гнездование

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 20-25 days. Fledging: 22-23 days.

Размер кладки

1-2

Таксономия

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Отряд	Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls)
Семейство	Laridae (Gulls & Terns)
Genus	Sternula
Виды	Sternula nereis

Distribution

Fairy Tern has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Присутствует Not recorded