Terns (Sternidae)
White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) - HBW 3, p. 663
French: Guifette leucoptère
German: Weißflügel-Seeschwalbe
Spanish: Fumarel Aliblanco
Other common names: White-winged Black Tern
Taxonomy: Sterna leucoptera Temminck, 1815, Mediterranean coasts.
Genus sometimes merged into Sterna. More similar to C. niger than to C. hybridus, but closely related to both; has apparently hybridized with C. niger. Monotypic.
Distribution: NW Italy and C & E Europe E through Siberia, Transbaikalia and N Mongolia to Amurland; has bred in New Zealand. Winters in Africa, and from S Asia to Australia and New Zealand.
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An adult with breeding plumage flying Locality Hortobágy, Hajdú-Bihar County, Hungary (Monotypic species)
Christian Dortu 30 April 2000 8 years ago 13 sec 4 -
Several birds in breeding plumage flying near the water, looking for food Locality Saltworks, Kalloni, Lesbos, Greece (Monotypic species)
Christian Dortu 4 May 2006 5 years ago 44 sec 3.9 -
A resting bird shaking its head Locality Pantan Nature Reserve, Trogir, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia (Monotypic species)
Eric Roualet 29 April 2011 39 weeks ago 21 sec 3.8 -
A closer view of an adult bird Locality Pantan Nature Reserve, Trogir, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia (Monotypic species)
Eric Roualet 29 April 2011 39 weeks ago 19 sec 3.8 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage coming in to land among other species, including Shoveller, Pink-eared Duck, Chestnut Teal, Red-n Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 23 March 2007 4 years ago 11 sec 3.7 -
A summer plumaged bird looking around Locality Pantan Nature Reserve, Trogir, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia (Monotypic species)
Eric Roualet 29 April 2011 39 weeks ago 14 sec 3.5
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In Flight
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 8 October 2011 18 weeks ago 4.4 -
In flight
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 8 October 2011 18 weeks ago 4.2 -
A bird flight
Locality Biebrza Marshes, Podlaskie Province, Poland
Franck Renard 1 May 2010 1 year ago 3.8 -
A bird flying
Locality Biebrza Marshes, Podlaskie Province, Poland
Jean Hupperetz 22 May 2009 2 years ago 3.7 -
Flying White-Winged Tern
Locality Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Eastern Russia, Russia
Alexdersu 1 May 2009 6 weeks ago 3.3 -
Flying adult in partial prebasic molt.
Locality Absheron National Park, Baku, Azerbaijan (Monotypic species)
Kristof Zyskowski 22 July 2010 26 weeks ago 3
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