Little Tern

Sternula albifrons - Sterne naine

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Sternula
Species
:
albifrons

Descriptor

Pallas, 1764

Biometrics

Size
: 28 cm
Wingspan
: 47 à 55 cm.
Weight
: 50 à 65 g

Longevity

21 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Sternula albifrons albifrons (Europe and n Africa to c Asia,)
Sternula albifrons guineae (Mauritania to Gabon)
Sternula albifrons sinensis (India and the Indian Ocean through e and se Asia to Australia)
Sternula albifrons placens ()

Foreign names

Sterne naine,
Charrancito común,
chilreta-comum,
Zwergseeschwalbe,
kis csér,
Dwergstern,
Fraticello,
småtärna,
Dvergterne,
rybár malý,
rybák malý,
Dværgterne,
pikkutiira,
Kleinseeswael (Kleinsterretjie),
xatrac menut comú,
Dvergþerna,
rybitwa białoczelna,
mazais zīriņš,
mala čigra,
Малая крачка,
Dara-laut kecil,
コアジサシ,
白额燕鸥,
นกนางนวลแกลบเล็ก,
小燕鷗,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lake

s (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Salt Exploitation Sites