Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica) The Gull-billed Tern is fairly cosmopolitan and breeds on all continents except Antarctica.

Gull-billed Tern Credit: Wikipedia Download full size image The Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica or Gelochelidon nilotica) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae.

The Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) is a widespread coastal tern found along all along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States. The species is also found in parts of California and Mexico.

01/19/98 NAME - Gull-billed Tern FAMILY - Laridae SCIENTIFIC NAME - Sterna nilotica REFERENCES - 1 National abundance, Conservation or Economic Status Reference Transient, present briefly as migrant.

Gull-billed Tern Last updated 3/20/96 Gull-billed Tern is one of the birds I'm asked about the most. Its a common summer resident along the coast, but uncommon in the the winter.

The Gull-billed Tern is a medium-sized, black-capped, heavy-billed and long-legged tern, now placed by most authorities in the monotypic genus Gelochelidon (AOU 2006) but formerly placed in the larger genus Sterna (AOU 1998).

MARSH OR GULL-BILLED TERN. [Gull-billed Tern.] STERNA ANGLICA, Montagu. [Sterna nilotica.] ...

Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica Gmelin Status Rare vagrant. In an interview with Harry Piers in 1902, Richard Bouteillier reported this tern on Sable Island as "rare, sometimes rather plentiful .... breeds.

GULL-BILLED TERN Sterna nilotica Though included in the genus Sterna by the 7th. edition of the A.Q.U. Checklist )Am. Ornithol. Union 1998) and the Birds of North America series (Parnell et al. 1995), ...

Gull-billed Tern Sterna Gelochedidon nilotica White-fronted Tern Sterna striata (Tara) Common Tern Sterna hirundo ...

Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica. Breeder. Fairly common in spring, summer, and fall, and rare in winter in Gulf Coast region. Found in the Gulf and salt marshes, and on bays and beaches. Low Conservation Concern.

Gull-billed Tern Spring Sighting Information: uncommon Nest on or near Refuge? no Least Tern Spring Sighting Information: common Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...

Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica (A) Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia (A) Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis Royal Tern, Sterna maxima Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii (A) Common Tern, Sterna hirundo (A) Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea (A) ...

The Gull-billed Tern is a medium-sized, heavy-billed tern with a broad distribution, and notably varied diet.

The Gull-billed Tern nests in colonies, commonly with large numbers of nests in an area. It often nests with Common Terns and Black Skimmers. Breeding habitat includes sand, gravel, or shell beaches, or some grassy areas of coastal islands.

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Another, the gull-billed tern, S. anglica, has also been not infrequently shot. in England. All these species are now recognized - though the contrary was once maintained - as inhabitants of North America, and many go much farther. S.

Molina, K. C. and Erwin, R. M. (2006) The Distribution and Conservation Status of the Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) in North America. Waterbirds 29: 271-295.

Gelochelidon nilotica - Gull-billed Tern (photo) Sterna Sterna hirundo - Common Tern (photo) Sterna paradisaea - Arctic Tern Sterna albirons - Little Tern Chlidonias Chlidonias hybridus - Whiskered Tern Chlidonias niger - Black Tern (photo) ...

See also: Purple, Stilt, Oyster, Oystercatcher, Curlew