Species profile
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
Quick answer
South I.; disperses to Stewart I. and North I. (New Zealand)
- Scientific name
- Chlidonias albostriatus
- Family
- Laridae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Chlidonias
- Conservation status
- Endangered
Recording Black-fronted Tern in your journal
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