Gelochelidon nilotica Gmelin, 1789
Gull-billed tern
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Family:  Laridae ()
Max. size:  43 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 290.0 g
Environment:  others; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 4.1 cm; tarsus: 2.3 cm; wing: 33.0 cm.
Biology:  Total Length: 35 to 43 cm; Wingspan: 86 to 103 cm (Ref. 8812). Total population is 55,000 pairs, mostly in Asia, 40,000 pairs. European population of about 6,800 to 160,000 pairs is declining due to loss of habitat (Ref. 84934).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 14 August 2019 Ref. 123251)
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