Summary ³

The Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a number of geographical races, differing mainly in size and minor plumage details.
C. h. hybrida breeds in warmer parts of Europe and Asia. The smaller-billed and darker C. h. delalandii is found in east and south Africa, and the paler C. h. javanicus from Java to Australia.

ssp. javanicus, Palawan. ⁴

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1. (c) Carmelo López Abad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carmelo López Abad
2. (c) Charles Lam, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chlidonias_hybrida_Hong_Kong_2.jpg
3. Adapted by Carmelo López Abad from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlidonias_hybrida
4. (c) Carmelo López Abad, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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