Terns (Sternidae)
Damara Tern (Sterna balaenarum) - HBW 3, p. 659
French: Sterne des baleiniers
German: Damaraseeschwalbe
Spanish: Charrancito de Damara
Taxonomy: Sternula balænarum Strickland, 1852, Damaraland.
Sometimes included in S. albifrons superspecies. Monotypic.
Distribution: Namibia to Cape Province; recorded N to Cabinda (N Angola) during breeding season. Migrates as far as Nigeria.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird preening on the ground Locality Walvis Bay, Erongo Region, Namibia (Monotypic species)
Christian Boix Hinzen 24 August 2006 3 years ago 36 sec 2.8
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Damara Tern resting
Locality Walvis Bay, Erongo Region, Namibia
Roland Bischoff 12 October 2002 35 weeks ago 3.2 -
A Damara Tern Pair/ Juveniles were nearby Locality Walvis Bay, Erongo Region, Namibia
Namibnat 24 January 2009 3 years ago 2
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