Sterna paradisaea

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf species
gptkbp:adultPlumage forages in groups
gptkbp:aircraft gray with white tips
gptkbp:averageLifespan over 30 years
gptkbp:behavior aggressive during nesting season
gptkbp:breedingSeason May to July
can exceed 1000 pairs
Arctic_regions
gptkbp:clutchSize 1-3 eggs
gptkbp:colors white body with black cap
red with black tip
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Arctic_Tern
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Least Concern
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol of migration
gptkbp:diet fish
gptkbp:eggColor about 3 weeks
pale_brown
gptkbp:family Laridae
gptkbp:fishSpecies plunge diving
gptkbp:fledgingPeriod 3-4 weeks
high in safe areas
gptkbp:foragingBehavior dive for fish
gptkbp:habitat coastal areas
sandy beaches
gptkbp:headlights forked tail
long and forked
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sterna paradisaea
gptkbp:iceClass Antarctic_regions
gptkbp:migration autumn and spring
long-distance migratory bird
up to 70,900 km annually
across_the_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:nesting ground-nesting
on the ground
aggressive towards intruders
grasses and seaweed
gptkbp:order Charadriiformes
gptkbp:populationTrend stable
gptkbp:predators gulls
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Sterna_hirundo
gptkb:Sterna_albifrons
Sterna dougallii
gptkbp:reproduction monogamous
gptkbp:researchInterest studied for migration patterns
gptkbp:socialResponsibility colonial nesting
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Sterna_paradisaea_longipennis
gptkb:Sterna_paradisaea_paradisaea
gptkbp:threats climate change
pollution
habitat loss
human disturbance
gptkbp:vocalization trumpet-like calls
gptkbp:weight 80-120 g
gptkbp:wingArea pointed wings
gptkbp:wingspan 70-80 cm
gptkbp:youth_development brown and mottled