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| Sterna lunata |
Peale, 1848 |
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Family: Laridae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Grey-backed tern |
Sterne ŕ dos gris |
Charrán luanado |
Brillenseeschwalbe |
| Migration: intraoceanic |
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unclear |
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, 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: North America, Oceania |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |