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Black-fronted tern : ウィキペディア英語版 | Black-fronted tern
The black-fronted tern (''Chlidonias albostriatus'') also known as sea martin, ploughboy, inland tern, riverbed tern or tarapiroe,〔Rod Morris and Alison Ballance, ''"Rare Wildlife of New Zealand"'', Random House, 2008〕 is a small tern generally found in or near bodies of fresh water in New Zealand and forages for freshwater fish, arthropods and worms. It has a predominantly grey plumage. Restricted to breeding in the eastern regions of South Island, it is declining and threatened by introduced mammals and birds. ==Taxonomy== The black-fronted tern was first described by George Robert Gray in 1845. Its specific name is derived from the Latin ''albus'' "white", and ''striatus'' "striped". It is one of four species of marsh tern in the genus ''Chlidonias'', which often live on or near bodies of water inland rather than coastal or at sea. The genus is sometimes sunk into the larger tern genus ''Sterna'', so ''Sterna albostriata'' is an alternate scientific name. The species has several vernacular names; it is called ploughboy or ploughman's friend for its habit of foraging for earthworms and grubs in newly ploughed soil.
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