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White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Black TernChlidonias niger
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Little TernSternula albifrons
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 36,741 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 33,094 |
| Russia | 1,549 |
| Canada | 1,017 |
| Ontario | 838 |
| Virginia | 578 |
| New Jersey | 512 |
| Michigan | 503 |
| Maryland | 475 |
| Delaware | 459 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Water nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on water.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae |
| Genus | Marsh Terns · Chlidonias |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise White-winged Tern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.