WoRMS name details
Sterna saundersi Hume, 1877
212604 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212604)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 22-24 cm. Plumage: above pale grey; in breeding bird cap black, triangular white forehead patch not extending...
Description Length: 22-24 cm. Plumage: above pale grey; in breeding bird cap black, triangular white forehead patch not extending behind eye, non-breeding has mostly white crown with black on nape extending through eye; underparts, rump and tail white; first three or four primaries and associated coverts black. Immature more sandy buff above with darker centres to feathers. Bare parts: iris brown; bill yellow with black tip in breeding and black in non-breeding bird; feet and legs olive, dark reddish brown or pinkish brown. Habitat: coastal areas. Breeds in Red Sea, migrates coastal E.A. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Sterna saundersi Hume, 1877. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212604 on 2024-11-22
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context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 22-24 cm. Plumage: above pale grey; in breeding bird cap black, triangular white forehead patch not extending behind eye, non-breeding has mostly white crown with black on nape extending through eye; underparts, rump and tail white; first three or four primaries and associated coverts black. Immature more sandy buff above with darker centres to feathers. Bare parts: iris brown; bill yellow with black tip in breeding and black in non-breeding bird; feet and legs olive, dark reddish brown or pinkish brown. Habitat: coastal areas. Breeds in Red Sea, migrates coastal E.A. <389><391><393> [details]Remark Forms a superspecies with S. albifrons [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Saunders' tern | [details] |
