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Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Habitat 4

Nests on productive, marshy lakes; nests built on floating mats of vegetation.

Distribution 4

Yukon: Only known breeding colony is at Blind Lake, east of Watson Lake; elsewhere considered a vagrant in southern Yukon.
North America: Breeds across North America from Yukon and Arctic Ocean southwestern NWT south to New Brunswick, Colorado and central California.
Global: Breeds across central North America; winters along the coast of western MBeaxfficnoBsaoyuth to northern South America.

Distinguishing Features 4

Distinguished by its striking black and grey plumage; In summer it has a black head and underparts and a grey tail.

Report Sightings: During breeding season (late May - July and August) 4

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Maggie.Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/12599017@N08/3843914998
  2. (c) Maggie.Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/slomaggie/3843295493/
  3. (c) Sergey Pisarevskiy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/76868228@N08/8220790607/
  4. (c) L.G. Johanson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Animal Bird
Bird Terns (Sternidae)
Color black, grey
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