White-cheeked Tern

The White-cheeked Tern is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa) is a species of tern in the Sternidae family. It is found in Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Republic of India, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Sterna repressa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. More

White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa - Adult in breeding plumage White-cheeked Tern Photographer : More

Immature White-cheeked Tern in flight Date: Monday, September 1 2008 Filename: AGAMI Whitecheeked Tern Oman Daniele Occhiato 20080425160. More

White-cheeked Terns with chicks, 2% of the Bridled Terns with chicks. Last time the Greater Crested Tern was in the middle of a closely backed Lesser Crested Tern colony with eggs. This time there was a pair in the middle of the colony with a chick very close by but this one could be a chick from the other species as most chicks have either yellow or orange bill so makes it is difficult to separate. More

The white-cheeked tern is the darkest of the terns in the genus Sterna. During the breeding season the back, wings, rump, tail and underparts are a dirty grey, while the crown is black and the cheeks are usually white, hence the common name. Outside ... More

White-cheeked tern incubating egg on nest© G. K. Brown / www.ardea.com White-cheeked tern stretching wings before sitting on nest© Mike Hill / www.osfimages.com Juvenile white-cheeked tern on a beach© Tommy Pedersen Head on view of a juvenile white-cheeked tern© Tommy Pedersen White-cheeked terns with chicks© Tareq AlObaid Immature white-cheeked tern© Hanne & Jens Eriksen / naturepl.com Adult white-cheeked tern© Paul Brough / www.nhpa.co. More

The White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa) is found in Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, United Arab Emirate and Yemen. White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa) - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, White-cheeked Tern is classed as ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More

White-cheeked Tern is found in the following countries: 1. Bahrain 2. Djibouti 3. Egypt 4. Eritrea 5. Ethiopia 6. India 7. Iran 8. Iraq 9. Israel 10. More

We have first spotted White-cheeked Terns in the region around Sur, east of Muscat, in May 2010. More