Terns (Sternidae)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
French: Sterne arctique German: Küstenseeschwalbe Spanish: Charrán Artico
Taxonomy:
Sterna Paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763, Christiansø Islands, Denmark.
Listed as S. macrura in many older works. Monotypic.
Distribution: Iceland, Britain and Netherlands through Scandinavia, and across Asia, almost exclusively N of Arctic Circle, to Bering Strait, with isolated breeding sites in Kamchatka, and northernmost breeding area in Franz Josef Land; Aleutians and N Alaska across to NW & NE Greenland, and S to British Columbia and New York, with isolated colony in NW Washington. Migrates to Antarctica, where spends much of N winter in pack ice zone.
- Least Concern
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A juvenile at a breeding colony, calling for food Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, UK (Monotypic species)
Peter Nash 19 July 2006 3 years ago 1 min 4 sec 4.9 -
Several adults calling at a breeding colony Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, UK (Monotypic species)
Peter Nash 19 July 2006 3 years ago 54 sec 4.6 -
An adult in breeding plumage calling Varanger Fjord, Finnmark County, Norway (Monotypic species)
Jean Hupperetz 31 May 2000 6 years ago 23 sec 4.6 -
An adult in breeding plumage calling and flying away Varanger Fjord, Finnmark County, Norway (Monotypic species)
Jean Hupperetz 31 May 2000 6 years ago 13 sec 4.1 -
Adults shepherding very young chicks Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, UK
Joe Angseesing 20 July 2005 45 weeks ago 45 sec 4 -
Adults in breeding plumage sitting on a dead tree, landing, calling and taking off. Norilsk, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (Eastern)
Laurent Demongin 26 July 2008 1 year ago 1 min 4
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Flight shot of underwing backlit by the sun showing translucent flight feathers Isles of Scilly, England, UK
ben lascelles 9 June 2005 46 weeks ago 4.5 -
Newly-hatched chick on rocks. Maine, USA
Emily Pipher 20 June 2008 11 weeks ago 4 -
An adult sitting on its nest. Maine, USA
Emily Pipher 2 June 2008 11 weeks ago 3.5 -
Two birds perched on a dead branch Norilsk, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (Eastern)
Laurent Demongin 26 July 2008 51 weeks ago 3.3 -
An adult with its two chicks. Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Islands
Christophe Gouraud 10 August 2007 19 weeks ago 3 -
An adult in breeding plumage flying above the breeding area, a flat island Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (Eastern)
Laurent Demongin 8 July 2008 51 weeks ago 3
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An adult landing and calling Norilsk, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (Eastern)
Laurent Demongin 24 July 2008 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4
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