Western Treatment Plant, Victoria, April 2023 |
1317 BLACK TERN Chlidonias niger
AUSTRALIAN 804
Habitat includes freshwater lakes, swamps, floodwaters, sheltered coasts. Rare vagrant to Australia, this is the fourth sighting. Found in or near inland water in Europe, Western Asia and North America. This bird is the North American race, C. n. surinamensis, which is considered by some as a seperate species.