Common Tern
Common Tern · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 34–37 cm
- Body Mass
- 129.2 g
- Wingspan
- 88 cm
- Diet
- Aquatic prey
- Migration
- Migratory
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 141).
Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 88).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Sonothèque ADVL · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
4 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Sterna hirundo hirundo
Azores, Madeira and Canary Is. (Macaronesia, w of nw Africa); Tunisia (n Africa), Mauritania and Senegal (w Africa); inland Europe (except Arctic) to nw Siberia and w China; inland Northwest Territories to Montana, James Bay and se Canada and New England, coastal w North Atlantic to South Carolina; Bahamas (erratic), and islands n of Venezuela
- Sterna hirundo tibetana
c Asia to Xinjiang (w China) e to nw Inner Mongolia, s through Tibetan Plateau from e Ladakh to Qinghai
- Sterna hirundo minussensis
c, s Siberia s to Transbaikalia, s Russian Altai and sc Mongolia
- Sterna hirundo longipennis
ne Siberia s to Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Ussuriland and e Mongolia to ne China
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Sterna hirundo
Which family does it belong to?
Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Laridae)
Where is it found?
Palearctic & North America: widespread & subarctic & temperate & and locally tropical Northern Hemisphere
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · MPF · CC BY-SA 4.0
