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Gull-bellied Tern

Senin, 23 Januari 2012

Kingdom:

Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Sternidae
Genus: Gelochelidon
C.L. Brehm, 1830
Species: G. nilotica

   


by IUCN redlist

Gull-bellied Tern. It has two latin name. There are Gelochelidon nilotica and Sterna nilotica, but IUCN redlist always use Sterna nilotica.

This bird has a specially charateristic. It has a black spot in behind of its eyes. Its body is white, but not over too. In part of bottom wings, it has a grey-black colour. It always flying on the top of sea. It never looked stay at the tree because its leg isn't function for staying. Its prey is small fish at sea, swamp, or around of the shore, so that why its type called shorebird.