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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
24/05/2024 01:08:43 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
VU
Aleutian Tern*
Id (Atlas):
Onychoprion aleuticus
Description (10 )
Aleutian Tern
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Other Scientific Names
Onychoprion aleuticus [AOU checklist (1998 + supplements)], Sterna camtschatica
Other Names (World)
Aleutian Tern, Kamchatka Tern
Family
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)
Size
32 - 34 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Baird, 1869)
Habitat
Over water of Arctic and subarctic coastal plains.
Canada (P), Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Russia (Asian), Singapore, USA (B).
Vagrant to United Kingdom.
Unknown to Japan, Malaysia, Philippines.
Sakhalin through Sea of Okhotsk to Kamchatka and perhaps other sites in Bering Sea; Alaska, on Bering and Pacific coasts, from Chukchi Sea and Kotzebue Sound south to Aleutian Is, and east to delta of Copper R and Dry Bay; has bred in Japan (Hokkaido). Main wintering area unknown, although some birds in Philippines.
 
Population
Estimated population is 30,000 - 35,000 (2010).
Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Mainly small fish caught by surface-dipping.
Voice
A short, sharp 'eek eek', similar to that of Saunders's Gull (Saundersilarus saundersi ).
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)... )
Listen to XC283639
Aleutian Tern (Onychoprion aleuticus ) [XC283639 ]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Beluga--South Bog, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States (alarm call, call, flight call)
Listen to XC401884
Aleutian Tern (Onychoprion aleuticus ) [XC401884 ]
by Steve Hampton from Noglikskiy Rayon, Sakhalinskaya oblast', Russian Federation (alarm call, flight call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Aleutian Tern see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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