Sterna repressa (*)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Ordo: Charadriiformes
Subordo: Lari
Familia: Laridae
Subfamilia: Sterninae
Genus: Sterna
Species: Sterna repressa
Name
Sterna repressa Hartert, 1916
Synonymy
? Hydrocecropis albigena Boie, 1844, nom. nud.
Sterna albigena Heuglin, 1860, nom. illeg., non Reichenbach, c.1848 (BHL).
References
Novitates Zoologicae 23: 288.
Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Witwangsterretjie
العربية: خرشنة بيضاء الخدود
azərbaycanca: Ağyanaq susüpürən
български: Арабска рибарка
català: Xatrac galtablanc
čeština: Rybák bělolící
Cymraeg: Môr-wennol fochwen
Deutsch: Weißwangenseeschwalbe
English: White-cheeked Tern
Esperanto: Blankvizaĝa ŝterno
español: Charrán arábigo
euskara: Txenada musuzuri
فارسی: پرستوی دریایی گونهسفید
suomi: Arabiantiira
français: Sterne à joues blanches
magyar: Fehérarcú csér
italiano: Sterna guancebiache
മലയാളം: വെൺകവിളൻ ആള
Nederlands: Arabische stern
polski: Rybitwa arabska
پنجابی: چٹی چیک آلی ٹرن
русский: Аравийская крачка
svenska: Vitkindad tärna'
The white-cheeked tern (Sterna repressa) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is found around the coasts on the Red Sea, around the Horn of Africa to Kenya, in the Persian Gulf and along the Iranian coast to Pakistan and western India.[2]
Behaviour
Most of this species is migratory, although those in East Africa may remain there all year. It breeds in colonies of 10–200 pairs. These colonies can consist of a mixture of tern species.[1]
Habitat
The species inhabits tropical coasts and inshore waters, foraging mainly within 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of land over coral reefs. Its nest is a shallow scrape on rock, sand, gravel or coral islands, bare and exposed sandflats and sparsely vegetated open ground on sand-dunes and above the high-water mark on beaches.[3]
Diet
Its diet consists of invertebrates and small fish.[3]
References
BirdLife International (2019). "Sterna repressa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22694705A154834019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22694705A154834019.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Noddies, gulls, terns, auks". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
BirdLife International (2019). "Sterna repressa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22694705A154834019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22694705A154834019.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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