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Onychoprion aleuticus (Baird, 1869)
Aleutian Tern
Family: Laridae
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Introduction


This tern of the north Pacific has occurred very rarely south of its Alaskan breeding grounds in North America. As expected, most of the B.C. records have come from the Queen Charlotte Islands which are situated closest to breeding areas in southern Alaska. Interestingly, all five B.C. records are from a relatively brief period in spring (May 11-June 6, peaking in late May).

1.(1) adult; May 30, 1983; Masset, QCI
2.(1) adult; May 10, 1985; Masset, QCI
3.(1) adult; June 6, 1987; off Anthony Island, QCI
4.(1) adult; May 25, 1989; near Flamingo Inlet, QCI
5.(1) adult; May 20, 1996; ~100 miles off Ucluelet

Note Authors: Rick Toochin and Jamie Fenneman

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)		COSEWIC
NativeSNAAccidentalNot Listed



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