Sterna hirundo (Common Tern)
Sterna hirundo - Common Tern. Despite its name, the Common Tern is anything but common throughout much of its range in Australia, with the exception of south-eastern Queensland. It is a non-breeding visitor, occurring right along the east coast and at sparsely scattered sites elsewhere. Each year, most of the Common Terns that occur in Australia breed in Siberia, and then, in July and August, migrate south after nesting has finished; they return in April.
Sterna hirundo is listed in the following regions:
Species information
- Sterna hirundo Scientific name
- Common Tern Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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