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CHLIDONIAS NIGER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- black tern
1, record 1, English, black%20tern
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Laridae. 2, record 1, English, - black%20tern
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 3, record 1, English, - black%20tern
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- guifette noire
1, record 1, French, guifette%20noire
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sterne noire 2, record 1, French, sterne%20noire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Laridae. 3, record 1, French, - guifette%20noire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
guifette noire : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 1, French, - guifette%20noire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 4, record 1, French, - guifette%20noire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- charrán negro
1, record 1, Spanish, charr%C3%A1n%20negro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- gaviota prieta 2, record 1, Spanish, gaviota%20prieta
correct, feminine noun
- golondrina marina negra 2, record 1, Spanish, golondrina%20marina%20negra
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Familia : Laridae [...] Gaviota Prieta(Chlidonias niger). Se puede encontrar desde el centro este de Alaska, Manitoba central y sur de Ontario hasta el norte de California, Colorado, el norte de Missouri y Tennessee, también a las orillas de los lagos del norte de Ohio, Pensilvania y Nueva York, [pasa] los inviernos de Surinam a Perú y Chile. Características. Es la única golondrina marina con el cuerpo negro. Presenta variación en el plumaje por edades y estacional. En reproducción presentan el plumaje negro mientras que en el plumaje alternativo presentan la cabeza y cuello color blanco, la corona es negra, las partes inferiores son color gris ahumado, el pico es negro y las patas son color rojo oscuro. Ambos sexos son similares. 2, record 1, Spanish, - charr%C3%A1n%20negro
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