>> GENERAL >>>>>
– largest tern, considerably larger than Common Black-headed Gull
– diurnal migrant, nocturnal movements recorded
– migrates singly, in small loose flocks or as family party (summer)
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, 1CY
BIF2169, 07/09/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, 1CY
BIF2170, 07/09/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
same as BIF2169
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, 1CY
BIF1246, 14/09/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, 1CY
BIF2156, 03/10/2008, Rügen, Germany, Martin Grimm
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, 1CY
BIF2155, 03/10/2008, Rügen, Germany, Martin Grimm
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, 2CY
BIF0494, 24/01/2013, Pak Thale, Thailand, Mathias Putze
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, 2CY
BIF0495, 25/01/2013, Pak Thale, Thailand, Mathias Putze
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, AD BREED -> NBREED
BIF2171, 07/09/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, AD BREED -> NBREED
BIF2172, 07/09/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, AD BREED
BIF2157, 06/08/2010, Mongolia, Martin Grimm
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, AD BREED
BIF1388, 26/07/2015, Karrendorfer Wiesen, Germany, Roland Neumann
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, AD BREED -> NBREED (above), 1CY
BIF1244, 21/09/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, AD
BIF1245, 21/09/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia,
BIF2173, 20/08/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, AD, call in flight
Common Tern Sterna hirundo, AD, call in flight
BIF0496, 26/05/2011, Rybachje, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia, AD JUV call in flight
BIF2940, 22/07/2018, Karrendorfer Wiesen, Germany, Patrick Franke
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Common Tern (v)
Arctic Tern (v)
Sandwich Tern (v)
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