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Common Tern

Sterna hirundo hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Речная крачка | Өзен қарқылдақ

2006-06-23
Pjatimar, Jangala region, West Kazakhstan oblast
© Askar Isabekov

Description

The lightest subspecies, without the brownish tinge in color of plumage. The bill is red black-tipped, legs are red. Male wing length 247-285 (268), male bill length 43.0-49.0 (45.3) mm.

Distribution

Breeds almost in all plains of Kazakhstan. On seasonal migration occurs everywhere.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург. Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000.

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relative taxons

Sterna hirundo
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Sterna hirundo minussensis
(Sushkin, 1925)

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