Larosterna inca
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Ordo: Charadriiformes
Subordo: Lari
Familia: Laridae
Subfamilia: Sterninae
Genus: Larosterna
Species: Larosterna inca
Name
Larosterna inca (Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
Synonymy
Sterna inca (protonym)
References
Voyage autour du monde : exécuté par ordre du roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, la Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824, et 1825 1–2: pl.47.
Vernacular names
العربية: خرشنة الإنكا
български: Инкска рибарка
brezhoneg: Skrav inka
català: Xatrac inca
čeština: Rybák inka
Cymraeg: Corswennol Inca
dansk: Inkaterne
Deutsch: Inkaseeschwalbe
English: Inca Tern
Esperanto: Inkaa ŝterno
español: Charrán inca
فارسی: پرستوی دریایی اینکا
suomi: Inkatiira
français: Sterne inca
עברית: שחפית האינקה
magyar: Inka csér
italiano: Sterna inca
日本語: インカアジサシ
Nederlands: Incastern
norsk: Inkaterne
polski: Rybitwa wąsata
русский: Крачка-инка
svenska: Inkatärna
Tiếng Việt: Mòng biển Inca
The Inca tern (Larosterna inca) is a tern in the family Laridae. It is the only member of the genus Larosterna.
This uniquely plumaged bird breeds on the coasts of Peru and Chile, and is restricted to the Humboldt Current. In 2020 a single Inca Tern successfully made the south shore of Oahu, Hawaii, its home. It is an erratic, rare visitor to the southwest coast of Ecuador. It can be identified by its dark grey body, white moustache on both sides of its head, and red-orange beak and feet.
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Description
A family in Lima, Peru
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An Inca tern moving around in captivity
The Inca tern is a large tern, approximately 40 cm (16 in) long. Sexes are similar; the adult is mostly slate-grey with white restricted to the facial plumes and the trailing edges of the wings. The large bill and legs are dark red. Immature birds are purple-brown, and gradually develop the facial plumes.
Behaviour
Breeding
The Inca tern breeds on rocky cliffs. It nests in a hollow or burrow or sometimes the old nest of a Humboldt penguin, and lays one or two eggs. The eggs are incubated for about four weeks, and the chicks leave the nest seven-to-eight weeks after hatching.[2]
Feeding
The Inca tern feeds primarily on small fish, such as anchovies. The species spots its prey from the air, diving into the water to grab meals with its pointed beak.[2] Its call is a catlike mew.
References
BirdLife International (2018). "Larosterna inca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22694834A132576903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22694834A132576903.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
"Inca Tern Fact Sheet, Lincoln Park Zoo"
Harrison, Peter (1988): Seabirds (2nd edition). Christopher Helm, London ISBN 0-7470-1410-8
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