基本信息
中文名稱:黑額燕鷗英語名稱:Black-fronted Tern
The Black-fronted Tern (Chlidonias albostriatus ) also known as Sea Martin, Ploughboy, Inland Tern, Riverbed Tern or Tarapiroe,[1] is a small tern generally found in or near bodies of fresh water in New Zealand and forages for freshwater fish, arthropods and worms. It has a predominantly grey plumage. Restricted to breeding in the eastern regions of South Island, it is declining and threatened by introduced mammals and birds.
鳥綱鷗形目的所有種類
鷗形目是鳥綱的1目,嘴細而側扁;翅尖長;尾短圓或長而呈叉狀;腳短,前趾間具蹼,雄性不具交接器。世界有4科24屬115種,中國有4科15屬37種。多系海洋鳥類,有些見於內陸江河湖沼。本目鳥類食魚和其他水生動物。有的種(如賊鷗)掠奪其他海鳥的食物、甚至卵和幼雛。企鵝是賊鷗的最大受害者。 |