White Tern
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About the White Tern
Also known as: Angel Tern, White Noddy, Fairy Tern, Atlantic White Tern
The White Tern is a small species of seabird that is found across tropical ocean habitats. White Terns have a nearly all-white plumage; only some feathers around the eyes are black.
The White Tern has an unusual breeding habit; it doesn't construct a nest. Instead, a single egg is laid on a bare tree branch, in a small depression or at a fork. Once hatched, the chick has to hang on to the branch as it grows.
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Details & Statistics
Added to Birdorable
Hatched November 9, 2013
Scientific Name
Gygis alba
Bird Family
Measurements
Length:
inches
( cm)
Wingspan:
inches
( cm)
Range
International Names
Brazilian
Grazina
Chinese
白燕鸥
Czech
nody bělostný
Danish
Atlantisk Silketerne
Dutch
Witte Stern
Finnish
keijutiira
French
Gygis blanche
German
Feenseeschwalbe
Italian
Sterna bianca
Japanese
シロアジサシ [shiroajisashi]
Norwegian
Silketerne
Polish
rybitwa biala
Russian
Белая крачка
Spanish
Charrán Blanco
Swedish
Fetärna
