Status, biometrics, moult and possible relationships of the South African population of Roseate Tern

• Main Authors: AJ Tree, NTW Klages
• Other Authors: Marine and Coastal Management
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 2003
• Subjects: Austral; Bird Island; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://ajol.info/index.php/ostrich/article/view/20069

The breeding population of Roseate Terns in southern Africa was estimated to be 250–260 pairs in 2000. Adult birds caught during nocturnal tern roost mist-netting on Bird Island and at Cape Recife, both in Algoa Bay, were closest to their North Atlantic counterparts in wing, bill, total head length,...