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| Sterna albifrons |
Pallas, 1764 |
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Family: Laridae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Little tern |
Sterne naine |
Charancito |
Zwergseeschwalbe |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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N breeders migrate S from late Aug. Those from W & C Europe spend Nov-Mar on African coasts mainly in
Gulf of Guinea area, but ranging to South Africa and even Kenya. Birds from E Europe and SW Asia migrate to
Red Sea and Arabian Sea to E Africa, thousands congregating on passage in inlets in SW Caspian Sea when fish
fry abundant. Breeders from Caspian Sea region move to Persian Gulf and W India, while E Asian birds migrate
S to SE Asia and winter in the seas of Malaysia to Philippines. Some of those nesting in Australia winter in
waters around Indonesia and New Guinea. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after Curry-Lindahl K (1981),
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| Regions: East Asia, Europe, North Africa, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West
& Central Asia |
| Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |