ARKive - Fairy tern - Sterna nereis- species related by location

Species that have a similar geographic range to the Fairy tern (Sterna nereis)

Cupaniopsis (Cupaniopsis acuticarpa)
Information on Cupaniopsis acuticarpa is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
New Zealand black stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae)
The New Zealand black stilt, or Kakï, is one of the most threatened wading birds in the world. This slender wading bird is very distinctive... More 14 Images 10 Videos
Oxleyan pygmy perch (Nannoperca oxleyana)
Information on the Oxleyan pygmy perch is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More 1 Image 0 videos
Euastacus (Euastacus gumar)
Information on Euastacus gumar is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Grevillea (Grevillea leptopoda)
Information on Grevillea leptopoda is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
One of Australia’s most iconic animals, the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is bear-like in appearance with a stout body and large paws, but... More 31 Images 15 Videos
Quokka (Setonix brachyurus)
The quokka is a small marsupial similar in appearance to a wallaby or kangaroo, with distinctive short brown coarse hair and lighter... More 23 Images 5 Videos
Cook Islands fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis)
This small, beautifully coloured pigeon is found only on two small islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It has a bright magenta crown... More 5 Images 1 Video
African cabbage (Cleome gynandra)
Information on the African cabbage (Cleome gynandra) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Wallum froglet (Crinia tinnula)
Information on the Wallum froglet is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos
Kakapo (Strigops habroptila)
The kakapo (Strigops habroptila) is a Critically Endangered, giant, nocturnal parrot. It is a classic example of evolution on an isolated... More 26 Images 12 Videos
Lace corals (Distichopora spp.)
Lace corals form ornate tree-like structures, with all the flattened, blunt-ended branches growing in one plane. These fan-like corals are... More 2 Images 0 videos
Long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus spp.)
Long-beaked echidnas are egg-laying mammals, known as monotremes, a group that also includes the duck-billed platypus and the short-beaked... More 14 Images 4 Videos
Poor Knights weta (Deinacrida fallai)
The Poor Knights weta is one of over 100 large, flightless insects belonging to the weta family (Stenopelmatidae), all of which are endemic... More 3 Images 0 videos
Rota white-eye (Zosterops rotensis)
Information on the Rota white-eye is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Nannoscincus (Nannoscincus garrulus)
Information on Nannoscincus garrulus is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Yellowhead (Mohoua ochrocephala)
This small bird earns its common name for the beautiful, glimmering, vivid-yellow colouration that adorns its head and breast, while the... More 4 Images 3 Videos
Campbell Island shag (Phalacrocorax campbelli)
The name shag originates from the Old Norse word ‘skegg’ meaning beard, and refers to the crests of these birds; accordingly, the Campbell... More 5 Images 1 Video
Cycad (Macrozamia viridis)
Information on Macrozamia viridis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Pesquet’s parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus)
Information on the Pesquet’s parrot is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)
Hector's dolphin, one of the rarest and smallest of marine dolphins, has a short, stocky torpedo-shaped body, which becomes narrow towards... More 19 Images 3 Videos
Lip fern (Cheilanthes vellea)
Information on Cheilanthes vellea is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 7 Images 0 videos
Underground orchid (Rhizanthella gardneri)
These highly enigmatic orchids spend all of their life below the ground; even the flowering head does not break the surface of the soil. The... More 8 Images 0 videos
Annual seablite (Suaeda maritima)
Information on the annual seablite (Suaeda maritima) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 7 Images 0 videos
White-footed rabbit-rat (Conilurus albipes)
Information on the white-footed rabbit-rat is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Cycad (Macrozamia occidua)
Information on Macrozamia occidua is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Far eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
Information on the far eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 17 Images 0 videos
Head coral (Favia favus)
Information on Favia favus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea)
The Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea) is a medium-sized evergreen tree with a straight, cylindrical trunk and a rounded to pyramid-shaped... More 27 Images 0 videos
Nelson cave spider (Spelungula cavernicola)
As New Zealand’s largest spider, with an enormous 13 cm leg-span, this species is a startling sight in the limestone caves of the Nelson... More 9 Images 0 videos

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