Black tern (Chlidonias niger)
| Species/Soort | Family/Familie | Order/Orde | Class/Klasse | Phylum/Stam | Kingdom/Rijk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black tern | Gulls, terns and skimmers | Shorebirds, gulls, and relatives | Birds | Chordate | Animals |
| Zwarte stern | Meeuwen | Steltloperachtigen | Vogels | Gewervelden | Dieren |
| Chlidonias niger | Laridae | Charadriiformes | Aves | Chordata | Animalia |
Iraklia Municipal Unit, Central Macedonia, Greece
2026:05:06 12:02:15
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 71.9 m
On the left a White-cheeked Tern, on the right a Black Tern.
Friedrichstad, Schleswig-Holstein, Duitsland
2014:06:28 11:21:34
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/5000 sec at F4.0, ISO 160, distance 29.85 m
Where I have seen this species
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