Terns (Sternidae)
White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa) - HBW 3, p. 659
French: Sterne à joues blanches
German: Weißwangen-Seeschwalbe
Spanish: Charrán Arábigo
Taxonomy: Sterna repressa Hartert, 1916, Al Faw, south Iraq, Persian Gulf.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Red Sea S to Somalia and Kenya, and E through Persian Gulf and Oman to W India (Bombay). Winters on coasts of NE Africa and Arabian Sea to SW India and Laccadives.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird flying Locality Al Ruwais, Al Shamal, Qatar (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 May 2008 4 years ago 26 sec 3.2 -
Two birds on a buoy in the water Locality Al Ruwais, Al Shamal, Qatar (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 May 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 3
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On the beach at high tide.
Locality Al Wakrah Beach, Al Wakrah, Qatar
John A Thompson 5 August 2010 2 years ago 3.9 -
On the beach
Locality Al Khor, Qatar
John A Thompson 2 years ago 3.8 -
Record quality photo in flight
Locality Al Ruwais, Al Shamal, Qatar
John A Thompson 15 May 2008 2 years ago 3.5 -
Adult bird resting on a floating styrofoam.
Locality Khor Kalba, Kalba, Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 30 March 2012 35 weeks ago 3.4 -
Adult bird flying.
Locality Khor Kalba, Kalba, Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 30 March 2012 35 weeks ago 3.3 -
adult winter with white-winged black terns
Locality Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
Hervé MICHEL 1 January 2009 3 years ago 3
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