Black tern: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black tern lives – recorded in 57 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chlidonias niger
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	57 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Mass	11 g (birth weight); 60 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Laridae

Where does the black tern live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black tern in 57 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a black tern?

Wikidata records the following for the black tern: mass 11 g (birth weight); 60 g (adult weight).

Is the black tern endangered?

The black tern’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black tern?

The black tern (Chlidonias niger) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Laridae, genus Chlidonias. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black tern

The black tern (Chlidonias niger) is a small tern generally found in or near inland water that breeds in Europe, Western Asia and North America. In winter the birds migrate to coastal areas of Africa and South America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black tern (revision 1380656353), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27215 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).