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The White-winged Tern is a small water bird found across Europe, Asia, and Africa that hunts for fish and insects by diving and skimming over lakes and rivers. It matters because its populations and migration patterns serve as indicators of wetland health and environmental change across vast regions of the world.
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Species
white winged tern
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyLaridae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
Observations5,409
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chlidonias
- Mass
- +10.5
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- ChlidoniasLeucopterus.jpg
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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.
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Birds described in 1815Birds of Central AsiaBirds of EurasiaBirds of ManchuriaChlidoniasIUCN Red List least concern speciesTaxa named by Coenraad Jacob TemminckTaxonbars with 30–34 taxon IDsTaxonbars with automatically added original combinationsWintering birds of AfricaWintering birds of OceaniaWintering birds of Southeast Asia