Terns (Sternidae)
White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata) - HBW 3, p. 651
French: Sterne tara
German: Weißstirn-Seeschwalbe
Spanish: Charrán Maorí
Taxonomy: Sterna striata Gmelin, 1789, New Zealand.
Sometimes considered monotypic, and validity of races requires study. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- incerta Mathews, 1912 - Flinders I and Cape Barren I, off NE Tasmania.
- striata Gmelin, 1789 - North I, South I and Stewart I (New Zealand).
- aucklandorna Mathews, 1929 - Chatham Is, Auckland Is, and possibly Snares Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A big group of birds resting on a beach. Several of them flying off. Locality Te Arai Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp striata)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 45 sec 4.7 -
A group of birds resting and preening on rocks, close to a beach. Locality Plimmerton, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp striata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 6 weeks ago 1 min 4.7 -
A bird perched on a rock among a group, preening the wings carefully, scratching the head and shaking the plumage several times. Locality Plimmerton, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp striata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 6 weeks ago 57 sec 4.6 -
Adult bird in winter non-breeding plumage roosting on rocks at high tide and preening Locality Plimmerton, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp striata)
Neil Robertson 8 June 2011 1 year ago 27 sec 4.6 -
A young bird calling while begging for food close to an adult and then both flying off simultaneously Locality Te Arai Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp striata)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 34 sec 4.5 -
A juvenile preening close to an adult and the adult scratching the head. Locality Manawatu River Estuary, North Island, New Zealand (ssp striata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 41 sec 4.5
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An adult bird standing on a beach.
Locality Te Arai Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp striata)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2013 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4 -
A number of birds resting and bickering on a few rocks near the ocean.
Locality Muriwai Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand
Martin Främke 16 April 2012 22 weeks ago 4 -
An adult perched on a rock.
Locality Plimmerton, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp striata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 6 weeks ago 3.8 -
A juvenile perched on a rock.
Locality Plimmerton, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp striata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 6 weeks ago 3.7 -
Young bird
Locality Muriwai Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 13 January 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
White-fronted Tern on sandy beach
Locality Kerikeri, Northland Region, North Island, New Zealand
David Taylor 1 January 2010 2 years ago 3.5
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Calls by an adult in flight and a juvenile responding from the ground. Locality Manawatu River Estuary, North Island, New Zealand
(ssp striata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 5 weeks ago 4 -
Calls by a group of adult and juvenile birds, on a beach. Locality Plimmerton, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand
(ssp striata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 6 weeks ago 4 -
Calls by a juvenile begging for food. Locality Plimmerton, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand
(ssp striata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 6 weeks ago 3 -
Hundreds of birds roosting on cliffs and a rocky island near the Lighthouse. Locality Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand
(ssp striata)
Nick Talbot 19 November 2012 24 weeks ago 0
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