White-fronted tern / Taraseeschwalbe (Sterna striata)

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Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Sterna (Sterna); Subfamily Terns (Sterninae); Order Shorebirds and others (Charadriiformes); Class Birds (aves); Subphylum Vertebrata (Vertebrata); Phylum Chordate (Chordata); Kingdom Animal (Animalia); Domain Eukaryota (Eukaryota)
General: The white-fronted tern (Sterna striata) also known as Tara, Sea Swallow,^[2] Black-billed Tern, Kahawai Bird, Southern Tern,^[3] or Swallow tail,^[4] was first described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789.^[3] A medium-sized tern with an all-white body including underwing and forked tail, with grey hues on the over the upper side of the wing. In breeding adults a striking black cap covers the head from forehead to nape, leaving a small white strip above the black bill. [more]