#0813 · 🐦 birds

White-winged Tern

🇳🇱 Witvleugelstern ·Chlidonias leucopterus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The white-winged tern , or white-winged black tern ( Chlidonias leucopterus or Chlidonias leucoptera ), is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is a small species generally found in or near bodies of fresh water across much of the world, including Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khelidonios , "swallow-like", from khelidon , "swallow". The specific leptopterus is also Greek from leptos , "slender", and pteros , "feathered", itself from pteron , "wing".

base stats

NL sightings 20iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 6,035iNaturalist observations
weight 10.5 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).