Least Tern

Sternula antillarum - Petite Sterne

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Lesson, RP, 1847

Biometrics

Size
: 24 cm
Wingspan
: 51 cm.
Weight
: 39 à 52 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Sternula antillarum antillarum (e and s USA to Honduras, Caribbean, n South America)
Sternula antillarum athalassos (c and sc North America)
Sternula antillarum browni (c California. USA. to w Mexico)

Foreign names

Petite Sterne,
Charrancito americano,
trinta-réis-miúdo,
Antillenseeschwalbe,
antillai csér,
Amerikaanse Dwergstern,
Fraticello americano,
amerikansk småtärna,
Amerikadvergterne,
rybár krpatý,
rybák nejmenší,
Amerikansk Dværgterne,
amerikanpikkutiira,
xatrac menut americà,
Rindilþerna,
rybitwa mała,
sīkais zīriņš,
Карликовая крачка,
アメリカコアジサシ,
小白额燕鸥,
白額燕鷗,

Voice song and cries

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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 Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses)