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

Description identification

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

play
pause

Habitat

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