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Sterna lunata Peale, 1848 Family: Laridae Order: Charadriiformes Back
Grey-backed tern Brillenseeschwalbe Sterne ŕ dos gris Charrán luanado
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES NL (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: intraoceanic unclear

Sterna lunata

After breeding, abandons colony in Aug and presumably "winters" pelagically in Pacific. Non-breeders recorded from Palau Is and Yap I (Caroline Is), and also infrequently W to Halmahera (N Moluccas).
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: North America, Oceania
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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