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".[2]
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white below, with a contrasting black cap to the head, but the marshterns, the Inca tern, and some noddies have dark plumage for at least part of the year...
The name marshtern refers to terns of the genus Chlidonias, which are typically found in freshwater marshes, rather than coastal locations. The genus...
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eastern coast. The Aleutian tern usually lives in partially vegetated sandy beaches and grassy meadows, mossy boglands and marshes, either on isolated rocky...
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(Cinclus mexicanus), pied-billed grebes (Podilymbus podiceps) and chicks of marshterns (Chlidonias) are also taken. Herons locate their food by sight and usually...
Anaheim Bay, Upper Newport Bay and Tijuana Marsh in San Diego county. Study of the California least tern nesting season was conducted in 1980. This study...
for the Port of Oakland, Report 9799A1, 1989 California least tern Kayaking Salt marsh harvest mouse 37°45′11″N 122°12′41″W / 37.75304°N 122.21136°W...
fauna. At the centre of the reserve is East Marsh Pool, the largest of the pools, which contains two islands. Tern Island is composed of gravel and pebbles...
nesting habitat for the endangered California Least Tern. Around the turn of the 19th century, marshes at the site were diked, dried out, and farmed. It...
the Hammar Marshes are little egret, black-headed gull, slender-billed gull, common gull and little tern. Notable birds include western marsh harrier, purple...
pied cormorant, royal spoonbill, masked lapwing, whiskered (marsh) tern and caspian tern. The Patterson River abounds with fish. There have been several...
opportunities for hiking. However, the marsh, attracting thousands of migrating tundra swans, sandhill cranes, yellow rails, black tern, white-faced ibises, and other...
Ponass Marsh was the first designated Heritage Marsh in Saskatchewan. Ponas Lake Heritage Marsh was established in 1981 and encompasses the marsh and lakes...
roseate tern (Sterna dougallii). The ecology of the salt marsh is based in and supported by the microbial mats which cover the ground of the marsh. The Sippewissett...
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