Friday 17 June 2022

Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Sterna (Old English word for Black Tern) dougallii (after Dr Peter McDougall)

Adult Roseate Tern (subspecies S. d. dougalliiat Coquet Island, Northumbria- Month 2022

Featured Subspecies: Sterna dougallii dougallii
Weight: g/kg  /  Length: 33-36cm  /  Wingspan: 67-76cm
UK RED LIST IUCN Red List: Least Concern 

On Coquet Island in Northumbria lies the most Northerly regular breeding colony of roseate terns in the world. Formerly more common in the UK, they are now subject to a single no-access allowed location where special nesting box have been provided to support them breed. Yet, elsewhere in the world they are more numerous, and found more substantially around East and South East Asia, Australia, Madagascar and the Caribbean, with various other smaller colonies. Like all terns found in the UK, they are Summer migrants, and so can, on occassion, be seen on passage elsewhere in England.

Related Species:
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Sternidae

Genus: Sterna
SUBSPECIES: S. d. dougallii, S. d. arideensis, S. d. korustes, S. d. bangsi, S. d. gracilis

 - Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - An extremely rare and local Summer visitor and breeding species, almost exclusively on Coquet Island
 - Seen at Coquet Island (June 2022)

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto

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