California least tern
E542172
The California least tern is a small, endangered seabird native to the Pacific coast of North America, known for nesting on sandy beaches and coastal dunes.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
migratory bird ⓘ subspecies ⓘ |
| billColor | yellow with black tip in breeding season ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 22–24 cm ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | colonial nester ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
Baja California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | U.S. Endangered Species Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
marine invertebrates
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ |
| eggColor | speckled ⓘ |
| family | Laridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingHabitat | nearshore waters ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | plunge-diving ⓘ |
| genus | Sternula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal dunes
ⓘ
coastal lagoons ⓘ estuaries ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ |
| incubation | both parents incubate eggs ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | yellow ⓘ |
| mass | about 40–50 g ⓘ |
| migration | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Baja California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific coast of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
open sandy beaches
ⓘ
sparsely vegetated coastal dunes ⓘ |
| nestType | shallow scrape in sand ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare | both parents feed chicks ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Sternula antillarum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
least tern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
black cap in breeding season
ⓘ
gray upperparts ⓘ white underparts ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
California Endangered Species Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Endangered Species Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays 1–3 eggs per clutch ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | forms breeding colonies on beaches ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threat |
coastal development
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ human disturbance ⓘ predation by birds ⓘ predation by mammals ⓘ recreational beach use ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 50 cm ⓘ |
| wintersIn | Pacific coast of Central America ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes