Antarctic tern
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The Antarctic tern is a small, migratory seabird of polar regions, known for its graceful flight, long-distance movements, and nesting on rocky Antarctic and sub-Antarctic coasts and islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antarctic tern canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
bird ⓘ seabird ⓘ tern ⓘ |
| billColor | red ⓘ |
| binomialName | Sterna vittata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 30–38 cm ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 90–140 g ⓘ |
| breedingPlumageFeature | black cap on head ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Antarctic Peninsula region
ⓘ
sub-Antarctic islands of the South Atlantic ⓘ sub-Antarctic islands of the South Pacific ⓘ sub-Antarctic islands of the southern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1–2 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | Antarctic tern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
marine invertebrates
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ |
| distribution |
Antarctic region
ⓘ
sub-Antarctic islands ⓘ |
| eggColor | speckled ⓘ |
| family | Laridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightStyle | graceful ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
plunge-diving
ⓘ
surface-dipping ⓘ |
| genus | Sterna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine coastal waters
ⓘ
offshore islands ⓘ rocky coasts ⓘ |
| incubationBehavior | both parents incubate eggs ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | red ⓘ |
| lifespan | over 10 years in the wild ⓘ |
| migratory | true ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
cliffs
ⓘ
gravel beaches ⓘ rocky shores ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare | both parents feed chicks ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage | grey and white ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | colonial nester ⓘ |
| tailFeature | deeply forked tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change impacts on sea ice and prey
ⓘ
human disturbance at colonies ⓘ introduced predators at breeding sites ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 70–80 cm ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.