Tuesday, April 4, 2023

BLACK TERN

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.








 

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