Sterna repressa, White-cheeked tern

Sterna repressa   Hartert, 1916

White-cheeked tern
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean. Tropical and subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 142.00 g (Ref. 356)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 30 to 35 cm (Ref. 8812). Plunge diving; dipping; coastal; <10km (Ref. 356). Feeds on small fish (Ref. 801).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lepage, D. 2007. (Ref. 7816)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 August 2019

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.1 - 29, mean 27.8 (based on 853 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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