Snereis

Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Sterna nereis

(Gould, 1843)

Family: Laridae

Order: Charadriiformes

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Fairy tern

Australseeschwalbe

Sterne néréis

Charrancito australiano

CMS NL

Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL

CITES NL

(Europe: SPEC threat status )

Migration: intracontinental

Sterna nereis

Tasmanian breeders and some from S Australia migrate N. Some from W Australia sedentary, others move N to NW Australia. New Zealand birds leave colony site, returning in Aug.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: Oceania