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White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus Fumarel Aliblanca
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Photo: D. Roberson
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White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus Fumarel Aliblanca
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Photo: D. Roberson
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In breeding plumage this small tern has a black body with white wings. In non-breeding plumage, it resembles the Black Tern, but lacks the dark bar on the neck. Length: 23-27 cm.; weight: 42-79 g. Breeds in Eurasia and winters in Africa, southern Asia and Australia. Accidental in Puerto Rico (7 January 2001, estuary of the Rφo Grande de A±asco), as well as a few other West Indian islands (St. Croix, Bahamas, Barbados). TAXONOMY: CHARADRIIFORMES; LARIDAE; Sterninae |
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Photo: J. Hornbuckle
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References Campbell, C. 2000. Possible anywhere: White-winged Tern. Birding 32(3):216-230. del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1996. Handbook of Birds of the World, Vol. 3. Hoatzin to Auks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Doherty, P. and C. Campbell. 2000. On second-alternate White-winged Terns. Birding 32:540-541. Harrison, P. 1983. Seabirds: an identification guide. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. Harrison, P. 1987. A field guide to seabirds of the world. Stephen Greene Press, Lexington, MA. Jonsson, L. 1993. Birds of Europe with North Africa and the Middle East. Princeton, NJ, 559 pp. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. White-winged Tern, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |