{"id":4856,"date":"2016-12-20T08:53:39","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T07:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4856"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:50:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T19:50:15","slug":"little-tern-sternula-albifrons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4856","title":{"rendered":"Little Tern
Sternula albifrons<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– small tern, only size of Common Swift<\/a>
\n– diurnal migrant, possibly nocturnal as well
\n– migrates in small to medium, dense flocks in messy formation<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nLittle Tern Sternula albifrons sinensis<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF2165, 21\/08\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

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\nLittle Tern Sternula albifrons sinensis<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF2166, 21\/08\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

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\nLittle Tern Sternula albifrons sinensis<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF2167, 21\/08\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"bif0982_mpu_pm2940_110724_ltern-1-juv_spain_valencia\"<\/a>
\nLittle Tern Sternula a. albifrons<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF0982, 24\/07\/2011, Valencia, Spain, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

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\nLittle Tern Sternula albifrons sinensis<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong>
\nBIF2168, 21\/08\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"bif0979_mpu_i1q2471_140531_ltern-1-ad-breed_mng_buir-nuur\"<\/a>
\nLittle Tern Sternula albifrons sinensis<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0979, 31\/05\/2014, Buir-Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nLittle Tern Sternula albifrons sinensis<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF2164, 05\/08\/2010, Mongolia, Martin Grimm<\/p>\n

\"bif0980_mpu_pm_2900_110724_ltern-1-ad-breed_esp_valencia\"<\/a>
\nLittle Tern Sternula a. albifrons<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0980, 24\/07\/2011, Valencia, Spain, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"bif0981_mpu_pma5151_110529_ltern-1-ad_mng_buir-nuur\"<\/a>
\nLittle Tern Sternula albifrons sinensis<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF0981, 28\/05\/2011, Buir-Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"bif0983_mpu_pm_2898_110724_ltern-2-ad-breed_esp_valencia\"<\/a>
\nLittle Tern Sternula a. albifrons<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0983, 24\/07\/2011, Valencia, Spain, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"bif0984_mpu_i1q6167_150731_ltern-2-ad-breed_d_ruegen\"<\/a>
\nLittle Tern Sternula a. albifrons<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0984, 31\/07\/2015, R\u00fcgen, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"bif0985_mpu_pm2894_110724_ltern-fl-ad-breed_ctern-fl-ad-breed_esp_valencia\"<\/a>
\nLittle Tern Sternula a. albifrons<\/em>, AD, 1CY
\nCommon Tern Sterna h. hirundo<\/em>, AD, 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF0985, 24\/07\/2011, Valencia, Spain, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BIF1975-1_PFRTEMP_1-11_170630_BIO_ltern-albifrons-1-FC_1655h_uk_titchwell_REF-S.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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\nLittle Tern Sternula a. albifrons<\/em>, AD, flight calls<\/strong>
\nBIF1975, 30\/06\/2017, Titchwell, Great Britain, Patrick Franke<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BIF1976-1_PFRTEMP_1-11_170630_BIO_ltern-albifrons-FL-FC_1657h_uk_titchwell_REF-S.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\ntotal recording at bigger\u00a0scale:
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nLittle Tern Sternula a. albifrons<\/em>, AD, flight calls<\/strong>
\nBIF1976, 30\/06\/2017, Titchwell, Great Britain, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

Saunder’s Tern
\nCommon Tern<\/a> (v)
\nArctic Tern<\/a> (v)
\nCollared Pratincole (a)
\nBlack-winged Pratincole (a)<\/p>\n

#seabird<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – small tern, only size of Common Swift – diurnal migrant, possibly nocturnal as well – migrates in small to medium, dense flocks in messy formation >> VISUAL ID >>>>> Little Tern Sternula albifrons sinensis, 1CY BIF2165, 21\/08\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze Little Tern Sternula albifrons sinensis, 1CY BIF2166, 21\/08\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, … Continue reading Little Tern
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