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Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

The Black Tern is a small, graceful bird that loves to fly over water. It has a black cap on its head and white underparts, making it look very stylish while hunting for fish.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Black Tern is a medium-sized waterbird, distinct for its slate-grey back and striking jet-black head and underparts during breeding. Its pointed wings and slightly forked tail give it an elegant, agile appearance in flight.

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Black Tern
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Black Tern

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Black Tern chicks can swim and hide from danger almost immediately after hatching!

Black Terns perform spectacular courtship dances, flying together in graceful, acrobatic loops!

They fly thousands of miles to warmer wintering areas, crossing continents!

Unlike many terns, they prefer dipping for food rather than plunge-diving headfirst!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nimble Hunter

Black Terns can swiftly change direction mid-air to catch insects because of their pointed wings and streamlined body.

Fähigkeit

Surface Skimmer

Black Terns can pick small fish and insects from the water's surface without landing, using their delicate bills.

Fähigkeit

Floating Nest Builder

Black Terns can create nests on floating wetland vegetation because their lightweight bodies allow them to balance on unstable platforms.

Maße und Details

Länge
22-26 cm
Flügelspannweite
50-56 cm
Gewicht
0.06-0.075 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-17 Jahre
Top Speed
35 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-4
Brutzeit
20-22 Tage
Zugstrecke
8000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These agile birds mostly catch insects in the air and small fish from the water's surface.

Hauptnahrung

  • dragonflies
  • mosquitoes
  • mayflies
  • small fish
  • aquatic insects

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Known to prey on adult Black Terns during migration.

eaten by

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Opportunistic predator of eggs and chicks in nesting colonies.

depends on

Common Cattail

Typha latifolia

Provides crucial floating vegetation for nesting sites in wetlands.

hunts

Common Green Darner

Anax junius

A primary food source, caught in mid-air above wetlands.

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If you see a bird's nest, be careful not to disturb it. It's important to let birds take care of their babies.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Black Tern?

22-26 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Black Tern?

50-56 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Black Tern?

0.06-0.075 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black Tern?

10-17 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Black Tern?

35 km/h

Was frisst Black Tern?

These agile birds mostly catch insects in the air and small fish from the water's surface.

Wo findet man Black Tern normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Black Tern?

Foraging

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