Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Terns :: White-winged Tern

White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

Described by: Temminck (1815)
Alternate common name(s): White-winged Black Tern
Old scientific name(s): Chlidonias leucoptera, Sterna leucoptera

Photographs

Lac de Maine, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de La Loire, France - Sep 6, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Lac de Maine, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de La Loire, France - Sep 6, 2001 © Alain Fossé  Kenya - Aug, 2003 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Lesvos Island, Greece - May, 2003 © Ben van den Broek  Syria - Apr 26, 2006 © Aurélien Audevard 
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Range

S. Europe through c. to e. Asia;
Fragmented distribution;
C. and e. Europe from nw. Italy, Poland, Hungary, Bolgaria and Romania e. across n. Turkey (Black Sea), Armenia, Ukraine and the Ural Mountains to the Volga-Ural steppes, Caucasus and n. Kirghiz steppes to s. Siberia in Transbiakalia and n. Mongolia, n. China to Amurland, s. Ussuriland and s. Sakhalin Is. Se. Iraq.
Migrant in Jordan (Azraq Oasis Wildlife Reserve).
Winters in Africa in Kenya and n. Tanzania s. to South Africa, Persian Gulf, India, Sri Lanka, e. China, se. Asia, Taiwan and the Australia where it occurs during the Austral summer months in w. and n. Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland (Townsville Common Environmental Park, Cairns and Michaelmas Cay), New South Wales, Victoria (Werribee), c. South Australia.

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Massaciuccolis Oasis
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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