Chlidonias

4 species

The list of species of Chlidonias genus

The name marsh tern refers to terns of the genus Chlidonias, which are typically found in freshwater marshes, rather than coastal locations. The genus name Chlidonias is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow".

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Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

The black tern (Chlidonias niger ) is a small tern generally found in or near inland water in Europe, Western Asia and North America. As its name suggests, it has predominantly dark plumage. In some lights it can appear blue in the breeding season,...

Whiskered tern

Chlidonias hybrida

The whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida ) is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow". The specific hybridus is Latin for hybrid ; Pallas thought it might be a hybrid of...

White-winged tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

The white-winged tern, or white-winged black tern (Chlidonias leucopterus or Chlidonias leucoptera ), is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is a small species generally found in or near bodies of fresh water across much of the world,...

Black-fronted tern

Chlidonias albostriatus

The black-fronted tern (Chlidonias albostriatus ), also known as sea martin, ploughboy, inland tern, riverbed tern or tarapiroe, is a small tern generally found in or near bodies of fresh water in New Zealand, where it forages for freshwater fish,...