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Sterna forsteri, Forster's tern

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Sterna forsteri   Nuttall, 1834

Forster's tern
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

.  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Eastern Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 41.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 8812); publicerad maxvikt: 190.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morfologi

Culmen: 5.93 cm; tarsus: 2.43 cm; wing: 27.09 cm.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Total Length: 35 to 41 cm; Wingspan: 76 to 81 cm (Ref. 8812). Coastal (Ref. 356), found in the beach, shoreline, nearshore and islands (Ref. 116102). Nests in marshes; changes nesting site yearly. Piscivorous (Ref. 87786). Displays dipping behavior (Ref. 356). Embryonic deaths, subcutaneous and pericardial edema, growth disruption, liver damage, and unsuccessful breeding and development linked to exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in the Great Lakes (Ref. 87784).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

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

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.1 - 28.1, mean 27.1 (based on 746 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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