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Chlidonias leucoptera
| Family Name: | Laridae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Bird) |
| Common Name: | White-winged Tern, Burung Camar Hitam Sayap Putih |
Name
Description
| Size | 23 cm |
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| Description | Breeding: contrast between black from head to belly and white on wings. Bill black. Non-breeding: black patch from pale crown to ear-coverts extends below eyes; often between this patch and eye is a white gap. |
Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Habitats | Marine, Urban |
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| Distribution | Breeds in Central & East Siberia, North Mongolia, Southeast Russia and northeast China winter in south Asia, Southeast China, Southeast Asia and Australasia. While the birds breeds Central & East Europe to west and central Asia breed in Africa. Common winter visitor.and passage migrant to Singapore. It is uncommon at Sungei Buloh. |
| Nature Reserves | Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve |