Sterna hirundo


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Noun1.Sterna hirundo - common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and grey plumageSterna hirundo - common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and grey plumage
sea swallow
tern - small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
genus Sterna, Sterna - a genus of Sterninae
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Sterna hirundo "gaviotin comun", es abundante tanto en las playas arenosas como en el espejo de agua de las lagunas; presente en bandadas de centenares de individuos.
Ciento quince anos de registros de aves en Pantanos de Villa
At Cemlyn, in North Wales, the Roseate tern Sterna dougallii, Arctic terns Sterna paradisaea, Sandwich tern Sterna sandvicensis and common tern Sterna hirundo were all found, making the site a nationally important colony.
Limbless lizard found again after 50 years
Registros das migracoes de trinta-reisboreal Sterna hirundo: analise das recuperacoes de individuos marcados na America do Norte (1928-2005) e Brasil (1983-2005).
First records of Charadrius semipalmatus, Bonaparte 1825 (Charadriidae) and Gelochelidon nilotica Gmelin 1789 (Sternidae) in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil/Primeiro registro de Charadrius semipalmatus, Bonaparte 1825 (Charadriidae) e Gelochelidon nilotica Gmelin 1789 (Sternidae) em Minas Gerais
Mae tua 150 o barau o'r fr-wennol gyffredin (Sterna hirundo; common tern) yn nythu yma.
Hafan i'r fYrwennol; BYD NATUR
Studies on predatory habits of large gulls (Larus spp.) in a colony of common terns (Sterna hirundo) showed that only a few individuals specialized in hunting for chick and adult terns (Guillemette and Brousseau, 2001).
Glaucous gull predation on dovekies: three new hunting methods
In June and July 1995, 98 breeding common terns (Sterna hirundo) were captured, weighed, and bled as a part of ongoing research on the population health and reproductive biology of this species of special concern.
J Zoo Wildl Med.: Hematology and absence of hemoparasites in breeding common terns (Sterna hirundo) from Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Roseate terns are medium-sized sea terns that superficially resemble the common tern (Sterna hirundo), a species with which it invariably nests in the Northeast.
Roseate Tern Recovery: Progress and Challenges
In this paper, I examine the ontogeny of phenotypic integration in 16 postcranial elements (Appendix) in the common tern, Sterna hirundo, a seabird breeding along coasts and inland waters throughout north central and eastern North America and across the Palearctic.
The ontogeny of postcranial integration in the common tern, Sterna hirundo
Sterna hirundo y Phalacrocorax brasilianus representaron el 40 y 33%, respectivamente, del total de aves marinas.
Coastal waterbirds of El Chorro and Majahuas, Jalisco, Mexico, during the non-breeding season, 1995-1996

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