Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus - Sterne bridée

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Laridés
Genus
:
Onychoprion
Species
:
anaethetus

Descriptor

Scopoli, 1786

Biometrics

Size
: 38 cm
Wingspan
: 76 à 81 cm.
Weight
: 95 à 150 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Onychoprion anaethetus anaethetus (e Indian Ocean and w Pacific)
Onychoprion anaethetus melanopterus (Caribbean Sea and w Africa)
Onychoprion anaethetus antarcticus (Red Sea, Persian Gulf and w Indian Ocean)
Onychoprion anaethetus nelsoni (w coast of Mexico and Central America)

Foreign names

Sterne bridée,
Charrán embridado,
gaivina-de-dorso-castanho,
Zügelseeschwalbe,
álarcos csér,
Brilstern,
Sterna dalle redini,
tygeltärna,
Tøyleterne,
rybár tmavokrídly,
rybák uzdičkový,
Brilleterne,
ohjasnokitiira,
Brilseeswael (Brilsterretjie),
xatrac embridat,
Taumþerna,
rybitwa brunatnogrzbieta,
brūnspārnu zīriņš,
rjavoperuta čigra,
Бурокрылая крачка,
Dara-laut batu,
マミジロアジサシ,
褐翅燕鸥,
นกนางนวลแกลบคิ้วขาว,
白眉燕鷗,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands