Black Tern

Chlidonias niger - Guifette noire

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Charadriiformes

  • Family
    :

    Laridés

  • Genus
    :

    Chlidonias

  • Species
    :

    niger

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 28 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 57 à 65 cm.
  • Weight
    : 50 à 75 g
Longevity

17 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Guifette noire
adult plum. breeding
Guifette noire
adult plum. breeding

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) is a species of bird in the Laridae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Chlidonias niger niger (Europe to c Asia)
  • Chlidonias niger surinamensis (Canada, n USA)

Foreign names

  • Guifette noire,
  • Fumarel común,
  • gaivina-preta,
  • Trauerseeschwalbe,
  • kormos szerkő,
  • Zwarte Stern,
  • Mignattino comune,
  • svarttärna,
  • Svartterne,
  • čorík čierny,
  • rybák černý,
  • Sortterne,
  • mustatiira,
  • Swartmeerswael (Swartsterretjie),
  • fumarell negre,
  • Kolþerna,
  • rybitwa czarna,
  • melnais zīriņš,
  • črna čigra,
  • Чёрная крачка,
  • ハシグロクロハラアジサシ,
  • 黑浮鸥,
  • 黑浮鷗,

Voice song and cries

Guifette noire
adult plum. post breeding

Habitat

Guifette noire
adult plum. breeding

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), P

ermanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Marshes/Pools ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Wastewater Treatment Areas, Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 16-12-2004
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