Black Tern Chlidonias niger (Linnaeus, 1758)    Synonyms: BLTE, Chlidonias niger surinamensis.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Charadriiformes   >   Family Laridae   >   Genus Chlidonias   

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A Black Tern at Trout Run WWTP, Garrett Co., Maryland (8/19/2009). Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)

A Black Tern at Hurlock WWTP, Maryland (8/23/2009). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

An immature Black Tern in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/20/2016). Photo by Daniel Irons. (MBP list)

A Black Tern in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/17/2016). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Black Tern in Kent Co., Maryland (9/22/2007). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)(More of this species)

A Black Tern in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/19/2018). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Black Tern roosting amid a mixed tern flock on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (9/2/2000). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Part of a flock of 23 migrant Black Terns that were feeding in Hurlock, Maryland at dusk on 9/10/2011. After foraging for a while, they kettled up and departed to the southeast. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)(More of this species)

Black Tern in Baltimore Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) David Kidwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Dave Kidwell. (MBP list)

Black Tern in Harford Co., Maryland (9/6/2022). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Black Tern in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (9/7/2020). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Black Tern in Dorchester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Black Tern in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/9/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

A Black Tern in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (9/13/2018). Photo by Daniel Irons. (MBP list)


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