1 Whiskered Tern at Fyshwick, ACT
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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5 comments
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
Luke
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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Location information
- Coordinates 149.161771-35.314450
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Nov 2019 12:17 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
Species information
- Chlidonias hybrida Scientific name
- Whiskered Tern Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 685.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Chlidonias (Pelodes) hybrida
