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Birds
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Protected Migratory IUCN: LC
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) is a bird of the family Laridae recorded in the biodiversity data of PRPM Mengare. It is one of the migratory birds recorded here, on the East Asian–Australasian Flyway (EAAF).
It is one of 68 species in the group “Birds” recorded at the site, and one of 5 species of the family Laridae. It is a protected species in Indonesia under Ministerial Regulation P.106/2018, so it may not be caught, kept or traded without a permit.
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Chlidonias hybrida
- English name
- Whiskered Tern
- Indonesian name
- Dara-laut kumis
- Family
- Laridae
- Group
- Birds
- Recorded by
- Walk survey
Conservation status
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- National protection
- Protected (Ministerial Regulation P.106/2018)
- Migration
- Migratory species
We do not publish where protected or CITES-listed animals are seen. Do not catch, disturb or trade this animal.
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Other species in the family Laridae
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
