bridled tern
E1002340
The bridled tern is a medium-sized seabird in the tern family, recognized for its dark upperparts, white underparts, and distinctive white forehead and eye-stripe, and is commonly found nesting on tropical and subtropical islands.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
seabird ⓘ tern ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageLength | about 30–32 cm ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | about 77–81 cm ⓘ |
| billColor | black bill ⓘ |
| binomialName | Onychoprion anaethetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyColor |
dark brown upperparts
ⓘ
white underparts ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | colonial nester ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | varies by region ⓘ |
| breedingSite |
subtropical islands
ⓘ
tropical islands ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | bridled tern ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
marine invertebrates
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eggClutchSize | 1 egg ⓘ |
| family | Laridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingMethod |
plunge diving
ⓘ
surface dipping ⓘ |
| genus | Onychoprion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coral islands
ⓘ
offshore islands ⓘ rocky islets ⓘ subtropical oceans ⓘ tropical oceans ⓘ |
| hasSynonym | Sterna anaethetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headPattern |
dark crown
ⓘ
white eye-stripe ⓘ white forehead ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | dark legs ⓘ |
| migration | partially migratory ⓘ |
| nestLocation |
in rock crevices
ⓘ
under vegetation ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental care ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | sooty tern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | both parents incubate egg ⓘ |
| tailFeature | forked tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization | harsh calls ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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