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Sterna repressa Hartert, 1916 
AphiaID: 212607

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Charadriiformes (Order) > Sternidae (Family) > Sterna (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Sterna Linnaeus, 1758
Source  basis of record: Urban, E.K., C.H. Fry & S. Keith (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London. [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Dutch Arabische Stern  [details]
English white-cheeked tern  [details]
French sterne à joues blanches  [details]
German Weißwangen-Seeschwalbe  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution Djibouti [details]
Eritrea [details]
Kenya [details]
North West Indian Ocean [details]
Red Sea [details]
Somalia [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To IUCN Red List
To ITIS
Note  Description: Length: 30-37 cm. Plumage: darkish grey back and wings, crown black in breeding bird; in non-breeding bird forehead white, forecrown speckled white, cheeks and collar on hind neck white; below white in non-breeding, grey in breeding birds; leading edge of wing in non-breeding bird very dark grey; trailing edge of primaries blackish in all plumages. Immature similar to non-breeding adult but with dark band on upperwing coverts. Bare parts: iris brown; bill with dark red base, black distal half and pale tip; feet and legs red. Habitat: seashores and open ocean. Resident, breeds on offshore islands. <389><391><393> [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212607
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1998-07-17 10:53:12Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
1998-07-17 11:07:59Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2011-04-08 06:18:06Z  checked  Adriaens, Peter
  
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  Citation: Adriaens, P. (2013). Sterna repressa Hartert, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212607 on 2013-05-19
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