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Armenian Name: | Որորակտուց ջրածիծառ |
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Species Status: | Threatened Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 33 for Gull-billed Tern and other similar species
Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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Abundance: | Uncommon |
Length: | 35-38 cm, Wing Span:100-115 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 166. |
Description: | Short thick black bill, black legs, and short shallowly-forked tail. |
Adult (Breeding): | Back crown, pale-gray upperparts, white underparts. |
Adult (Non-breeding): | White head with dark eye patch. |
Juvenile: | Small dark eye patch. Faint brownish markings on crown, nape, and upperparts. |
Similar Species: | Differs from other terns by combination of medium size, pale plumage, short thick black bill, and short forked tail. |
Behavior: | Very vocal. Picks food from ground in flight. |
Habitat: | Fish ponds, lakes. |
Food: | Invertebrates, small vertebrates. |
Nest: | Shallow ground scrape. |
Eggs: | 49 mm, 1-4, pale yellow-brown, black spots. |