{"id":817,"date":"2017-02-09T09:32:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T08:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=817"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:55:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T19:55:40","slug":"white-winged-tern-chlidonias-leucopterus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=817","title":{"rendered":"White-winged Tern<br> <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&gt;&gt; GENERAL &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; very small tern, smallest <em>Chlidonias<\/em> sp., just slightly larger than <a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Little Tern<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; diurnal migrant (probably also nocturnal)<br \/>\n&#8211; migrates singly or in small to medium, loose to rather dense flocks<br \/>\n&#8211; occasionally mixed with other <em>Chlidonias<\/em> sp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; VISUAL ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=8971\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8971\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BIF2161_MGR_20100731_WWTern-1CY_Mongolia-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BIF2161_MGR_20100731_WWTern-1CY_Mongolia.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BIF2161_MGR_20100731_WWTern-1CY_Mongolia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BIF2161_MGR_20100731_WWTern-1CY_Mongolia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BIF2161_MGR_20100731_WWTern-1CY_Mongolia-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2161, 31\/07\/2010, Mongolia, Martin Grimm<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=8973\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8973\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BIF2163_MGR_20100731_WWTern-1CY_Mongolia-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BIF2163_MGR_20100731_WWTern-1CY_Mongolia.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BIF2163_MGR_20100731_WWTern-1CY_Mongolia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BIF2163_MGR_20100731_WWTern-1CY_Mongolia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BIF2163_MGR_20100731_WWTern-1CY_Mongolia-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2162, 31\/07\/2010, Mongolia, Martin Grimm<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6006 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6006 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0480_MPU_I1Q8383_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0480_MPU_I1Q8383_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0480_MPU_I1Q8383_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0480_MPU_I1Q8383_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0480_MPU_I1Q8383_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0480, 23\/01\/2014, Lake Albert, Uganda, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6007 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6007 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0481_MPU_I1Q4328_150114_wwtern-1-1W_eth_lake-chamo-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0481_MPU_I1Q4328_150114_wwtern-1-1W_eth_lake-chamo.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0481_MPU_I1Q4328_150114_wwtern-1-1W_eth_lake-chamo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0481_MPU_I1Q4328_150114_wwtern-1-1W_eth_lake-chamo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0481_MPU_I1Q4328_150114_wwtern-1-1W_eth_lake-chamo-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0481, 14\/01\/2015, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6008 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6008 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0990_MPU_I1Q3694_150104_wwtern-1W_eth_lake-chamo-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0990_MPU_I1Q3694_150104_wwtern-1W_eth_lake-chamo.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0990_MPU_I1Q3694_150104_wwtern-1W_eth_lake-chamo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0990_MPU_I1Q3694_150104_wwtern-1W_eth_lake-chamo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0990_MPU_I1Q3694_150104_wwtern-1W_eth_lake-chamo-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0990, 14\/01\/2015, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6009 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6009 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0991_MPU_CI1Q9306_160622_wwtern-2S_mng_tsagaan-nuur-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0991_MPU_CI1Q9306_160622_wwtern-2S_mng_tsagaan-nuur.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0991_MPU_CI1Q9306_160622_wwtern-2S_mng_tsagaan-nuur-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0991_MPU_CI1Q9306_160622_wwtern-2S_mng_tsagaan-nuur-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0991_MPU_CI1Q9306_160622_wwtern-2S_mng_tsagaan-nuur-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0991, 22\/06\/2016, Tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6010 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6010 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0992_MPU_CI1Q9386_160622_wwtern-2S_mng_tsagaan-nuur-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0992_MPU_CI1Q9386_160622_wwtern-2S_mng_tsagaan-nuur.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0992_MPU_CI1Q9386_160622_wwtern-2S_mng_tsagaan-nuur-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0992_MPU_CI1Q9386_160622_wwtern-2S_mng_tsagaan-nuur-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0992_MPU_CI1Q9386_160622_wwtern-2S_mng_tsagaan-nuur-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0992, 22\/06\/2016, Tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=5998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5998 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5998\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0030_MPU_PMA7194_110531_wwtern-1-AD-BREED_hun_hortobagy.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0030_MPU_PMA7194_110531_wwtern-1-AD-BREED_hun_hortobagy.jpg 750w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0030_MPU_PMA7194_110531_wwtern-1-AD-BREED_hun_hortobagy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0030_MPU_PMA7194_110531_wwtern-1-AD-BREED_hun_hortobagy-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0130, 31\/05\/2011, Hortob\u00e1gy, Hungary, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6011 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6011 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1259_MHE_120502_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1259_MHE_120502_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1259_MHE_120502_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1259_MHE_120502_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1259_MHE_120502_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1259, 02\/05\/2012, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6012 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6012 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1260_MHE_120501_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1260_MHE_120501_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1260_MHE_120501_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1260_MHE_120501_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1260_MHE_120501_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1260, 01\/05\/2012, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=8975\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8975\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BIF2162_MGR_20100611_WWTern-AD-BREED_Unteres-Odertal-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BIF2162_MGR_20100611_WWTern-AD-BREED_Unteres-Odertal.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BIF2162_MGR_20100611_WWTern-AD-BREED_Unteres-Odertal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BIF2162_MGR_20100611_WWTern-AD-BREED_Unteres-Odertal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BIF2162_MGR_20100611_WWTern-AD-BREED_Unteres-Odertal-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2163, 11\/06\/2018, Unteres Odertal, Germany, Martin Grimm<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=5999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5999 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5999\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0031_MPU_I8Z4226_100730_wwtern-1-AD-TRANS_hun_hortobagy.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0031_MPU_I8Z4226_100730_wwtern-1-AD-TRANS_hun_hortobagy.jpg 750w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0031_MPU_I8Z4226_100730_wwtern-1-AD-TRANS_hun_hortobagy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0031_MPU_I8Z4226_100730_wwtern-1-AD-TRANS_hun_hortobagy-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, AD BREED -&gt; NBREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0131, 30\/07\/2010, Hortob\u00e1gy, Hungary, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6000 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6000\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0032_MPU_I8Z6430_100730_wwtern-AD-TRANS_hun_hortobagy.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0032_MPU_I8Z6430_100730_wwtern-AD-TRANS_hun_hortobagy.jpg 750w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0032_MPU_I8Z6430_100730_wwtern-AD-TRANS_hun_hortobagy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0032_MPU_I8Z6430_100730_wwtern-AD-TRANS_hun_hortobagy-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, AD BREED -&gt; NBREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0132, 30\/07\/2010, Hortob\u00e1gy, Hungary, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6004 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6004 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0478_MPU_I1Q8136_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0478_MPU_I1Q8136_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0478_MPU_I1Q8136_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0478_MPU_I1Q8136_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0478_MPU_I1Q8136_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, NBREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0478, 23\/01\/2014, Lake Albert, Uganda, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6005 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6005 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0479_MPU_I1Q8135_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0479_MPU_I1Q8135_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0479_MPU_I1Q8135_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0479_MPU_I1Q8135_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0479_MPU_I1Q8135_140123_wwtern-1-1W_uganda_lake-albert-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, NBREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0479, 23\/01\/2014, Lake Albert, Uganda, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6003 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6003\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0162_MPU_PMA6644_110531_wwtern-FL_mng_buir-nuur.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0162_MPU_PMA6644_110531_wwtern-FL_mng_buir-nuur.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0162_MPU_PMA6644_110531_wwtern-FL_mng_buir-nuur-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0162_MPU_PMA6644_110531_wwtern-FL_mng_buir-nuur-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0162_MPU_PMA6644_110531_wwtern-FL_mng_buir-nuur-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0162, 31\/05\/2011, Buir Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6017 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6017 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1265_MHE_110903_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1265_MHE_110903_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1265_MHE_110903_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1265_MHE_110903_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1265_MHE_110903_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, AD BREED -&gt; NBREED, 1CY<br \/>\nCommon Tern <em>Sterna h. hirundo<\/em>, AD BREED -&gt; NBREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1265, 03\/09\/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6016 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6016 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1264_MHE_160915_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1264_MHE_160915_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1264_MHE_160915_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1264_MHE_160915_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1264_MHE_160915_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, AD BREED -&gt; NBREED, 1CY<br \/>\nGull-billed Tern <em>Gelochelidon nilotica<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1264, 15\/09\/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6015 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6015 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1263_MHE_120502_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1263_MHE_120502_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1263_MHE_120502_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1263_MHE_120502_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1263_MHE_120502_wwtern-AD-BREED_az_besh-barmag-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1263, 02\/05\/2012, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6018 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6018 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1266_MHE_110821_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1266_MHE_110821_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1266_MHE_110821_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1266_MHE_110821_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1266_MHE_110821_wwtern-AD-TRANS-1CY_az_besh-barmag-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, AD BREED -&gt; NBREED, 1CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1266, 21\/08\/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6019 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6019 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1267_MHE_160922_wwtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1267_MHE_160922_wwtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1267_MHE_160922_wwtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1267_MHE_160922_wwtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF1267_MHE_160922_wwtern-1CY_az_besh-barmag-586x390.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, 1CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF1267, 22\/09\/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; ACOUSTIC ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-817-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0033-1_PFR06495_1-10_110521_wwtern-FL-FC_kz_shar_REF-S.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0033-1_PFR06495_1-10_110521_wwtern-FL-FC_kz_shar_REF-S.mp3\">https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0033-1_PFR06495_1-10_110521_wwtern-FL-FC_kz_shar_REF-S.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=6002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6002 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6002 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0033-3_PFR06495_1-10_110521_wwtern-FL-FC_kz_shar_REF-S-1024x548.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0033-3_PFR06495_1-10_110521_wwtern-FL-FC_kz_shar_REF-S.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0033-3_PFR06495_1-10_110521_wwtern-FL-FC_kz_shar_REF-S-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/BIF0033-3_PFR06495_1-10_110521_wwtern-FL-FC_kz_shar_REF-S-768x411.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>White-winged Tern <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em>, calls in flight<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0033, 21\/05\/11, Shar, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; COMPARISON SPECIES &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=836\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Tern<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=2547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whiskered Tern<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#seabird #waterbird <\/p>\n<p>#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&gt;&gt; GENERAL &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; &#8211; very small tern, smallest Chlidonias sp., just slightly larger than Little Tern &#8211; diurnal migrant (probably also nocturnal) &#8211; migrates singly or in small to medium, loose to rather dense flocks &#8211; occasionally mixed with other Chlidonias sp. &gt;&gt; VISUAL ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus, 1CY BIF2161, 31\/07\/2010, Mongolia, Martin &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=817\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">White-winged Tern<br \/> <em>Chlidonias leucopterus<\/em><\/span> <span 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