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Description Rather than terns, but smaller (L 25 cm). In summer plumage, has black crown, grey bellow and red bill. Whiskered Tern colonies are located on floating vegetation of lagoons, marshes and shallow wetlands. Feeds mostly on fish. Migrant.

Reasons for the need for protection/inclusion in annex I

Whiskered Tern populations are highly unstable due to natural factors. Wetland habitat loss through the drainage of marshes and the canalization of rivers, eutrophication, the reduction in the amount of emergent and floating vegetation and disturbance due to the increasing pressure of tourism and water-sports close to breeding colonies are the major threats to the species.

yellow = summer visitor
green = resident
blue = winter visitor

Population : 7,000 / 11,000 pairs

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