Onychoprion anaethetus Scopoli, 1786
Bridled tern
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Family:  Laridae ()
Max. size:  38 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 131.0 g
Environment:  others; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and the Arctic.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 4.264 cm; tarsus: 2.285 cm; wing: 27.095 cm.
Biology:  Total Length: 35 to 38 cm; Wingspan: 76 cm (Ref. 8812). Dipping; continental shelf; <130 km (Ref. 356). Found in islands, beach, shoreline and in the pelagic zone (Ref. 116102). Feeds on small fish (Ref. 801).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 14 August 2019 Ref. 123251)
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