Burung laut (Seabirds)
Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
- tidak umum
- 38 km/h
- Rentan
One of the world's smallest terns. Plunge-dives for fish with a bill barely bigger than the fish itself.
- Populasi
- 2,500-9,999 mature individuals, decreasing (~23% decline 1980-2010; NZ subspecies down to <40 birds / ~9 breeding pairs)
- Habitat
- Sheltered coastal habitats - sandy beaches, sand dunes, shingle spits, estuaries, lagoons, and saltwater lakes, breeding above the high-tide line below vegetation
- Fakta menarik
- The New Zealand subspecies (Sternula nereis davisae) is the country's rarest native breeding bird, with fewer than 40 individuals and roughly 9 breeding pairs left in the wild.
- Sebaran
- Southwestern Pacific: coastal Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania), New Caledonia, and northern New Zealand (North Island), across four recognized subspecies (S. n. horni - WA; S. n. nereis - SA/Vic/Tas; S. n. exsul - New Caledonia; S. n. davisae - NZ)
- Makanan
- Small schooling fish (e.g. sprat, hardyheads, garfish, gobies, flounder) caught by plunge-diving, plus some crustaceans and molluscs
- Ukuran
- 0,25 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,48 m
- Masa hidup
- 8,1 tahun
