Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) Science Article 1 abstract The Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans) is widely distributed on the Paci?c coast of the Americas from British Columbia to Chile (Anonymous 1998, Burness et al. 1999). Despite this broad range, breeding is currently restricted to ?ve breeding colonies, two in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico, and […]
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HYBRIDIZATION OF A SANDWICH AND ELEGANT TERN IN CALIFORNIA
Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) Science Article 2 abstract The Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensisis) a widespread breeding species on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America (AOU 1983, Cramp 1985) and the Caribbean (AOU 1983). On the Pacific coast it winters south to Colombia (Hilty and Brown 1986), Ecuador (Ridgely 1981), and Peru (Junge and […]
CAROTENOIDS PRODUCE FLUSH IN THE ELEGANT TERN PLUMAGE
Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) Science Article 3 abstract Adult Elegant Terns (Sterna elegans), Roseate Terns (S. dougallii), many gulls (Laridae), several pelicans (Pelecanus spp.), the Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), and ptarmigans (Lagopus spp.) display a pink flush on their white body feathers (Stresemann 1927-1934; see also Vijlker 1964, Hijhn and Singer 1980, Harrison 1983). Called […]
Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans)
[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Laridae | [latin] Thalasseus elegans | [UK] Elegant Tern | [FR] Sterne elegante | [DE] Schmuck-Seeschwalbe | [ES] | [NL] Californische Kuifstern Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Sterna elegans, the Elegant Tern, is a medium-size, orange-billed, shaggy-crested member of the tern subfamily. It is very similar in appearance to the Royal […]