Least ConcernLittle Tern
Sternula albifrons
One of the 2 marsh terns on WAnimals
Birds · Charadriiformes · Laridae
Chlidonias niger
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The black tern is a small tern of freshwater wetlands, almost entirely black and slate grey while breeding, which tells it apart from any other European tern. It breeds in colonies on floating nests built among aquatic vegetation and takes insects by skimming the surface of the water. In Spain it breeds sparsely and locally in a few wetlands, and its European population has been falling for decades because of the draining of marshes.
Weight
50 g – 75 g
Size
22 cm – 26 cm
Life expectancy
17 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Chlidonias niger
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 16.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Black Tern — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about black tern.
