- Damara Tern
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Damara Tern Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Sternidae Genus: Sternula Species: S. balaenarum Binomial name Sternula balaenarum
Strickland, 1852Synonyms Sterna balaenarum
The Damara Tern (Sternula balaenarum) is a species of tern in the Sternidae family.
It breeds in western South Africa, Namibia and Angola. Non-breeding birds migrate north reaching Benin, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Togo.
Its natural habitats are shallow seas, sandy shores, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International 2006. Sterna balaenarum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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