Birds

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida

Observations in the area: 4
Last sighting: 20 May 2025
Category: Birds

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The species

The whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida) is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow". The specific hybridus is Latin for hybrid; Pallas thought it might be a hybrid of white-winged black tern and common tern, writing "Sterna fissipes et Hirundine natam”.

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When it has been observed

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Watch from a distance, do not pick plants or disturb animals, and stay on the trails: the Park is their home.

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