Aleutian tern
E1002341
The Aleutian tern is a small, migratory seabird of the North Pacific known for its long-distance flights between subarctic breeding grounds and tropical wintering areas.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
seabird ⓘ tern ⓘ |
| billColor | black ⓘ |
| binomialName | Onychoprion aleuticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | boreal summer ⓘ |
| breedsInRegion |
Aleutian Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bering Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal Alaska ⓘ northeastern Siberia ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1–2 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | Aleutian tern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Friedrich Gmelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1789 ⓘ |
| diet |
marine invertebrates
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ |
| family | Laridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
plunge diving
ⓘ
surface dipping ⓘ |
| genus | Onychoprion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal marine waters
ⓘ
island shorelines ⓘ offshore waters ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | dark ⓘ |
| migratesToRegion |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nestsIn | colonies ⓘ |
| nestsOn |
gravel beaches
ⓘ
low coastal tundra ⓘ sand spits ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
black cap in breeding season
ⓘ
gray upperparts ⓘ white underparts ⓘ |
| range |
North Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subarctic breeding grounds ⓘ |
| relativeSize | small tern ⓘ |
| scientificName | Onychoprion aleuticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
disturbance at breeding colonies
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ oil pollution ⓘ predation by introduced mammals ⓘ |
| winteringRange | tropical marine waters ⓘ |
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