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| Chlidonias hybridus |
(Pallas, 1811) |
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Family: Laridae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Whiskered tern |
Guifette moustac |
Fumarel cariblanco |
Weißbart-Seeschwalbe |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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From W Europe migrates to W Africa; E European birds winter mostly in E Africa, with a few in S Middle East;
those from Caspian and Turkestan Zone winter from Iran to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and possibly E Africa.
Migration of race swinhoei poorly known, but small numbers winter in Thailand, indicus is
irregular migrant in Nepal, usually in small numbers. Australian birds mainly nomadic, but those from S
Australia migrate N. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: East Asia, Europe, North Africa, North Asia, Oceania, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan
Africa, West & Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |