Burung laut (Seabirds)
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
- umum
- 56 km/h
- Pemula
- Risiko rendah
Doesn't dive. Skims insects from marshes in buoyant, dancing flight. Your message floats more than flies.
- Populasi
- 800,000-1,750,000 individuals globally (decreasing trend)
- Habitat
- Freshwater marshes, wetlands, and inland waterways during breeding; coastal and marine waters during winter/migration
- Fakta menarik
- Unlike the plunge-diving "white" Sterna terns, the Black Tern feeds by hawking insects in flight or dipping to the water's surface, rarely diving underwater.
- Sebaran
- Breeds across Europe, western Asia, and North America; winters along coastal Africa and the Pacific/Atlantic coasts of Central and South America
- Makanan
- Insects (caught on the wing or picked from water surface), small fish, tadpoles, frogs, spiders, and crustaceans on breeding grounds; mostly small fish and crustaceans at sea during migration/winter
- Ukuran
- 0,25 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,59 m
- Masa hidup
- 8 tahun
