Sternula albifrons Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/sternula-albifrons Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 07:16:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Little Tern https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/little-tern?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=little-tern https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/little-tern#respond Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:07:44 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=3031 The little tern is a seabird of the family Laridae. It was formerly placed into the genus Sterna, which now is restricted to the large white terns. The genus name is a diminutive of Sterna, “tern”. The specific albifrons is from Latin albus, “white”, and “frons”, forehead. The former North American and Red Sea S. […]

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Scientific Name: Sternula albifrons

Spotted at Japanese Garden – 2008

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