Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Sternidae
Genus	Sterna (1)
Size	Wingspan: 66-77 cm(2) Length (including tail streamers): 33-39 cm (2)
Weight	95-120 g (3)

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Status

Included in the Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List (medium conservation concern) (3). Receives general protection in Great Britain under the Wildlife and Countryside Act and listed under Annex I of the EC Birds Directive. Listed as a Species of European Conservation Concern (4).