Damara tern
| Damara tern | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Sternidae |
| Genus: | Sternula |
| Species: | S. balaenarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sternula balaenarum Strickland, 1852 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sterna balaenarum | |
The Damara tern (Sternula balaenarum) is a species of tern in the family Sternidae.
It breeds in western South Africa, Namibia and Angola. Non-breeding birds migrate north reaching Benin, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo.
Its natural habitats are shallow seas, sandy shores, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International (2006). Sterna balaenarum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
External links
- Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
- Paper in Ornithological Observations New migration records for the Damara tern
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