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White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
| Armenian Name: | Սպիտակաթև ջրածիծառ |
|---|---|
| Species Status: | Undetermined Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 33 for White-winged Tern and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
|---|---|
| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 20-23 cm, Wing Span:63-67 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 164. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Black body with white rump, forewing, undertail coverts, and tail; gray flight feathers contrast with black wing lining below. Pale red legs; short blackish bill. During molt, appears mottled black and white. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | White body with small black ear and crown patch; gray back and wings. |
| Juvenile: | Blackish cap. Dark brownish-gray back contrasts with gray upperwings which have dark leading edge and dark trailing edge. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Black and Whiskered Terns by shorter blackish bill, white rump, and paler red legs. |
| Behavior: | Highly gregarious. |
| Habitat: | Fish ponds, lakes, slow-flowing rivers. |
| Food: | Aquatic invertebrates, small fish. |
| Nest: | Floating platform in reeds or shallow ground scrape. |
| Eggs: | 35 mm, 2-3, pale buff, black spots. |
