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Presumed attempted breeding of the white-winged black tern in New Zealand

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1974

  • Author(s)

    R.J. Pierce

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    21, 2

  • Pagination

    129-134

  • Article Type

    Paper

  • DOI

    https://doi.org/10.63172/633653tjtwpu

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Presumed attempted breeding of the white-winged black tern in New Zealand

Notornis, 21 (2), 129-134

R.J. Pierce (1974)

Article Type: Paper

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A pair of white-winged black terns (Chlidonias leucopterus) nested at a South Canterbury lagoon during the New Zealand summer of 1973-74. One chick was hatched on the second attempt, but it apparently did not fledge. This is not only the first documented record of white-winged black terns nesting in New Zealand but also the first undoubted record for the entire Southern Hemisphere.