Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
The Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers) and order Charadriiformes (Auks).
Gallery
Adult
California, USA
, 26 Aug 2017
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult
California, USA
, 26 Aug 2017
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult
California, USA
, 26 Aug 2017
© Graeme C. Colmer
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Black Tern
Adult
California, USA
, 26 Aug 2017
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult
California, USA
, 26 Aug 2017
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult
California, USA
, 26 Aug 2017
© Graeme C. Colmer
Observed
Canada
United States
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Charadriiformes
- Family: Laridae
- Genus: Chlidonias
- Species: Chlidonias niger
- Genus: Chlidonias
- Family: Laridae
- Order: Charadriiformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Chlidonias
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
External Links
Black Tern
– Wikipedia
Black Tern
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Black Tern
– Audubon.org
