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| Sterna caspia |
Pallas, 1770 |
Hydroprogne caspia |
Family: Laridae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Caspian tern |
Sterne caspienne |
Pagaza piquirroja |
Raubseeschwalbe |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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autumn migration slow, spring migration rapid |
North American and European birds show brief post-breeding dispersal, then migrate slowly S. Great Lakes
birds move S and E to Gulf and Atlantic coast to winter in SE USA and Caribbean, rarely reaching Panama and
Trinidad; those from W USA winter from C California to Mexico. Baltic birds pass through C Mediterranean
and E Europe en route to Tropical W Africa (particularly Mali) and C Africa (approximately to equator), and
Middle East. In Australia, juveniles disperse widely; Tasmanian birds winter in New South Wales; Queensland
birds may disperse S as well as N. Juveniles wintering S move further than adults; most 2nd-years remain in
wintering area in spring. Spring migration usually rapid. (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: Caribbean Islands, East Asia, Europe, Mesoamerica, North Africa, North America, North Asia,
Oceania, South & Southeast Asia, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |