Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)
Facts
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Laridae |
| Genus | Sterna (1) |
| Size | Body length: 40 cm (2) Wing span: 50 cm (2) |
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Status
Listed on the Birds of Conservation Concern Red List, Annex 1 of the EC Birds Directive, Appendix II of the Bern Convention, and Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn Convention). Protected in the UK under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (1).
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