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Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica


The Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) formerly Sterna nilotica (Bridge et al., 2005), is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. It is now considered to be in its own genus.

This is a fairly large and powerful tern, similar in size and general appearance to a Sandwich Tern, but the short thick gull-like bill, broad wings, long legs and robust body are distinctive. The summer adult has grey upperparts, white underparts, a black cap, strong black bill and black legs. The call is a characteristic ker-wik. It is in length and in wingspan. Body mass ranges from .CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), ISBN 978-0849342585. In winter, the cap is lost, and there is a dark patch through the eye like a

 

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Gull-billed Tern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) formerly Sterna nilotica (Bridge et al., 2005), is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. It is now considered to be in ...
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Mystery bird: Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica #birds ...
Non-breeding gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica (protonym, Sterna nilotica), sometimes known as the marsh tern, photographed at Awash Lake, Ethiopia ...
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Gelochelidon nilotica - Avibase
Photo powered by flickr.com. Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae. English: Gull-billed Tern Scientific: Gelochelidon nilotica. Protonym: Sterna nilotica
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Gull-billed Terns, Gelochelidon nilotica, formerly Sterna nilotica
Gull-billed Terns, Gelochelidon nilotica, formerly Sterna nilotica: Range, Description, Photos, Diet, Breeding
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Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) | the Internet Bird ...
Terns (Sternidae) Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) - HBW 3, p. 645. French: Sterne hansel German: Lachseeschwalbe Spanish: Pagaza Piconegra
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The Distribution and Conservation Status of the Gull-billed Tern
271 The Distribution and Conservation Status of the Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) in North America K ATHY C. M OLINA 1 AND R. M ICHAEL E RWIN 2 1 Section ...
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Gull-billed Tern - Whatbird.com
Gelochelidon nilotica ... The Gull-billed Tern has a large range, estimated globally at 1, 000, 000 to ...
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Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) - www.birdguides.com
Identification. The Gull-billed Tern gets its name from the fact that its bill is thicker and more gull-like than in other terns but it might have been more helpful ...
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Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica [JF Gmelin, 1789]
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Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica vanrossemi)
Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LZ5 | Nikon FieldScope 3 | 30X WA | hand-held (no adapter). After learning that a Gull-billed Tern first seen yesterday was back at ...
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Gull-billed Tern Photos, Gull-billed Tern Images | Photobank ...
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) ... We recommend a fullscreen for viewing - key F11.
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Gull-billed Tern | National Audubon Society Birds
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica ... Introduction. The Gull-billed Tern is a medium-sized, heavy-billed tern with ...
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Gull-billed Tern--BIOLOGICAL AND ECOTOXICOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS ...
Species: Gelochelidon nilotica is about 33-38 cm in length and has an average mass of 233 grams (Dunning, 1993). Body mass appears to be similar ...
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BEFORE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
before the secretary of the interior petition to list the western gull-billed tern gelochelidon nilotica vanrossemi as threatened or endangered under the endangered ...
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ARKive - Gull-billed tern videos, photos and facts - Sterna nilotica
Gull-billed tern (Sterna nilotica) ... Gelochelidon nilotica : French: Sterne hansel
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Flickr: Irwingssu's Photostream
Gelochelidon nilotica ... La endémica Fotografiada en la zona alta del bosque de cachil. Un segundo ...
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Ptáci / Dlouhokřídlí - Jan Ševčík - galerie fotografií
Actitis hypoleucos Czech Republic ... Gelochelidon nilotica 1 Sri Lanka
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Tern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) Genus Gelochelidon - Gull-billed Tern Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
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Lariformes Photos Pictures, Lariformes Photo Gallery | PhotoBank ...
Gelochelidon nilotica; Glareola pratincola; Haematopus palliatus; Larus argentatus Zilvermeeuw Zilvermeeuw ; Larus cachinnans atlantis; Larus californicus
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FSA- Timucuan Shorebird Partnership
Rynchops niger: Least Tern: Sternula antillarum: Royal Tern: Thalasseus maximus: Sandwich Tern: Thalasseus sandvicensis: Gull-billed Tern* Gelochelidon nilotica
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