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ViewsBridled TernFrom Opus
Sterna anaethetus
[edit] Identification30-32cm
Juvenile:
[edit] DistributionMexico, the Caribbean and west Africa; other races occur around Arabia and in Southeast Asia and Australasia. Scarce vagrant to British Isles, usually during the summer. [edit] TaxonomySooty Tern, Bridled Tern, Gray-backed Tern and Aleutian Tern are each others closest relatives and all four are sometimes included in the genus Sterna. [1]. [edit] SubspeciesThere are 4 subspecies:
[edit] HabitatOceans; breeds on rocky islands. [edit] Behaviour[edit] BreedingThe single egg is laid in a ground scrape or hole. [edit] DietThe diet includes fish which is obtained by plunge-diving. [edit] References
[edit] External LinksCategories: Birds | Sterna | Onychoprion
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