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Bridled Tern

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Bridled Tern

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Also known as Sterna anaethetus, Onychoprion anaethetus

species of bird

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The Bridled Tern, scientifically named *Onychoprion anaethetus*, is a species of bird within the family Laridae and order Charadriiformes. It belongs to the genus *Onychoprion* and is classified under the class Aves and phylum Chordata. The species was originally described by Scopoli in 1786 and holds an accepted taxonomic status. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2019.

This marine bird has a wingspan of 78.5 and a mass of 20. Its range includes Indonesia, South America, and Africa. The Bridled Tern lays a litter size of 1, with an egg incubation period of 30. Common names for this taxon include Zügelseeschwalbe, Charrán embridado, and xatrac embridat.

Synthesized by Vinony from 30 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

bridled tern

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderCharadriiformes
  4. FamilyLaridae
Habitatmarine
Observations2,742

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Onychoprion
Mass
20
Image
Bridled Tern ( Sterna anaethetus ) ... Great Barrier Reef , Australia (53374667291).jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons category
Onychoprion anaethetus
taxon name
Onychoprion anaethetus
taxon common name
Sternag speckleyragh
wingspan
78.5
egg incubation period
30
litter size
1
short name
O. anaethetus
taxon range
Africa
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Encyclopedic overview

Onychoprion anaethetus - MHNT

The bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) is a seabird of the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus comes from onux meaning "claw" or "nail", and prion, meaning "saw". The specific anaethetus means "senseless, stupid".

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