Sterna - Wikipedia Sterna is a genus of terns in the bird family Laridae The genus used to encompass most "white" terns indiscriminately, but mtDNA sequence comparisons have determined that this arrangement was paraphyletic
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STERNA Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of STERNUM is a compound ventral bone or cartilage of most vertebrates other than fishes that connects the ribs or the shoulder girdle or both and in humans consists of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process —called also breastbone
California Least Tern American kestrels, burrowing owls, feral cats, nonnative red foxes, American crows and other predators all take their toll The terns are particularly vulnerable to predation when nesting grounds are located near developed areas, where domestic cats and native species such as racoons prey on them
Common Tern - Sterna hirundo - Birds of the World The Common Tern is the most widespread and familiar North American tern, known and appreciated for its attractive plumage and graceful flight, and for its long history as a symbol of the conservation movement
Sterna | Ask A Biologist Always associated with water, this large tern can be seen on river beaches, over lakes and marshes, or along the ocean throughout the world It feeds on fish and crustaceans captured by diving headfirst into the water Breeding colonies are on beaches and grassy hummocks near the water, and the nest is on the sand with some moss or grass
California least tern 5-year Review - Amazon Web Services This phylogeny classified a group of small tern species, including Sterna antillarum, as a clade that was distinct from other tern species (a clade is a group of animals descended from a common ancestor)
STERNA | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary The sternum (pl sterna) is the ventral portion of a segment of an arthropod thorax or abdomen Variation of this ground plan includes the fusion of terga or terga and sterna to form continuous dorsal or ventral shields or a conical tube
Common tern - Wikipedia The common tern[2] (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions