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

Sterne naine
adult plum. breeding
Sterne naine
adult plum. breeding

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

Sterne naine
Poussin

Habitat

Sterne naine
adult plum. breeding

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

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

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