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White-winged Tern

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White-winged Tern

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Also known as Chlidonias leucopterus, white-winged black tern

species of bird

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The White-winged Tern, scientifically named *Chlidonias leucopterus*, is a species of bird within the family Laridae and order Charadriiformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata. The species was described by Temminck in 1815 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern.

This tern has a wingspan of 0.65 and a mass of 10.5. It inhabits both marine and freshwater environments. The taxon range includes Brazil, the Nanling Mountains, South America, and Africa. Additionally, it is endemic to Thol Lake and Bakkhali. The species is not extinct.

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Species

white winged tern

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderCharadriiformes
  4. FamilyLaridae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
Observations5,436

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Chlidonias
Mass
10.5
Image
Chlidonias leucopterus Mai Po.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons category
Chlidonias leucopterus
taxon name
Chlidonias leucopterus
Commons gallery
Chlidonias leucopterus
taxon common name
Samby
wingspan
0.65
endemic to
Bakkhali
taxon range
Burkina Faso
short name
C. leucopterus
external data available at URL
www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c
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Encyclopedic overview

The white-winged tern or white-winged black tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is a small species generally found in or near bodies of fresh water across much of the world, including Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow".

The name 'white-winged tern' is the standard in most English-speaking countries; in the United Kingdom, this name is also the one used by the formal ornithological recording authorities, but the older alternative 'white-winged black tern' is still frequent in popular use.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “White-winged Tern” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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