Arctic tern
E167652
The Arctic tern is a small migratory seabird renowned for having one of the longest migration routes of any animal, traveling annually between Arctic breeding grounds and Antarctic waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arctic tern canonical | 6 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
migratory bird ⓘ seabird ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | approximately 28–33 cm ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | approximately 75–85 cm ⓘ |
| billColor | red in breeding season ⓘ |
| binomialName | Sterna paradisaea ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | colonial nester ⓘ |
| breedingPlumageFeature | black cap on head ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Arctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
High Arctic
subarctic regions ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | boreal summer ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| defenseBehavior | aggressively defends nest ⓘ |
| describedBy | Pontoppidan ⓘ |
| diet |
marine invertebrates
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ |
| family | Laridae ⓘ |
| flightStyle | buoyant and agile ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
plunge-diving
ⓘ
surface-dipping ⓘ |
| genus | Sterna ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal areas
ⓘ
islands ⓘ tundra ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | red in breeding season ⓘ |
| lifespan | can exceed 20 years ⓘ |
| migrationDistance | among longest of any animal ⓘ |
| migrationRoute | Arctic breeding grounds to Antarctic waters ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nestType | ground scrape ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
Antarctic waters
ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
experiences more daylight annually than most animals
ⓘ
one of the longest annual migrations of any animal ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
both parents feed chicks
ⓘ
both parents incubate eggs ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage | mostly pale grey and white ⓘ |
| primaryBreedingRegions |
Greenland
ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ Siberia ⓘ northern Canada ⓘ northern Europe ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays 1–3 eggs per clutch ⓘ |
| tailFeature | deeply forked tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1763 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.