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Chlidonias hybrida

1 Whiskered Tern at Fyshwick, ACT

Chlidonias hybrida at Fyshwick, ACT - 22 Nov 2019
Chlidonias hybrida at Fyshwick, ACT - 22 Nov 2019
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Identification history

Chlidonias hybrida 18 Jan 2020 natureguy
Chlidonias hybrida 13 Jan 2020 Liam.m
Chlidonias leucopterus 24 Nov 2019 natureguy
Chlidonias hybrida 23 Nov 2019 RodDeb

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natureguy wrote:
   24 Nov 2019
I have tentatively suggested this ID. It does not look like a Whiskered Tern, as it is white underneath, where Whiskered Tern would usually be darker. The facial markings also do not look right for Whiskered but seems ok for White-winged Black Tern. Also White-winged Black Tern has been seen at J Wetlands as recently as 16th Nov on eBird, so could easily be the same bird. However it is still a very tentative ID as tern identification is not my area of expertise. We will see what the other moderators think.

Luke
   27 Nov 2019
Not sure, we may need to ask around.
rawshorty wrote:
   28 Nov 2019
WT can be white on the underside. The only indicator in these pics is a forked tail, from my recent research i have been doing WWBT have a square tail.
natureguy wrote:
   11 Dec 2019
If you search White-winged Black Tern on eBird, there are many pictures of birds there with a slightly forked tail. See https://ebird.org/species/whwter/ for more information. However I am happy to go with whatever others think as I have very little experience with tern ID. I just though that this bird doesn't look like any Whiskered I have seen and seems to fit ok with WBBT.
natureguy wrote:
   19 Jan 2020
I have confirmed this as Whiskered Tern because multiple people have now suggest that as the ID. After checking again it does fit some pictures of non-breeding plumage Whiskered so I will confirm as Whiskered.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 22 Nov 2019 12:17 PM Recorded on
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Species information

  • Chlidonias hybrida Scientific name
  • Whiskered Tern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 685.4m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Chlidonias (Pelodes) hybrida
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