Black-naped Tern 黑枕燕鸥

Order : Charadriiformes 鸻形目

Family : Laridae 鸥科
Genus : Sterna 燕鸥属

Binomial name : Sterna sumatrana

Black-naped Tern
黑枕燕鸥

Size: 30~35cm

Habitat: Open seas, coasts, beaches, islets.

Status: Resident
别名: 苍燕鸥
lifer: Apr2022 . Tioman Island Offshore @ Pahang

Black-naped Tern

lifer Apr2022 . Tioman Island @ Pahang
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Black-naped Tern

lifer Apr2022 . Tioman Island @ Pahang

Black-naped Tern

20220507 . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah

Black-naped Tern

20220522 . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah

Black-naped Tern

20230430 . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah

Black-naped Tern

20230507 . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah

Black-naped Tern

20230919 . Semporna Offshore Island @ Sabah

Black-naped Tern

20230920 . Mataking Island @ Sabah

Black-naped Tern - foraging

20230920 . Mataking Island @ Sabah

Black-naped Tern

20230921 . Mataking Island @ Sabah

Black-crowned: Common Tern

other: Black-naped Tern

Black-naped Tern (juv.)

20230921 . Mataking Island @ Sabah

Black-naped Tern

20230922 . Semporna offshore @ Sabah

Black-naped Tern

20240420 . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah

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Black-naped Tern (adult non-breeding)

20240511 . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah

Black-naped Tern

20240511 . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah

Black-naped Tern

20240518 . Tanjung Dawai Offshore @ Kedah